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Outside Lookìng In Cathy Hughes Consolidation, evolving technologies, competitive factors On Community and Company (or the lack thereof), and new economic realities are pos- Cathy Hughes has been in the radio business ing new challenges for virtually everyone in the music for about 30 years now and has owned her own company, Radio One, for 19 of them. business. In this week's special, find out how much (if at Last weep Radio One became a publicly- all) the changing face of our industry has affected the job traded stock and the largest African - of Independent Promoters. American-owned radio group, with 25 sta- tions in eight marIeets. Cathy says her success as a broadcaster is due fundamentally to establishing and maintaining her stations' connection with their community. I'm With Stupid It's always been about community. Many of us in radio need to respect ignorance at least creating opportunities. It's frustrating when I our The number of stations see various competitors as much as we do our knowledge. If we learn to pay that we own is just a vehi- doing everything from attention to what we don't know, we learn to probe, to cle that I need to fulfill my small to mega -events that dream of having the really, at best, are just a question, to analyze, to challenge, to debunk, and ulti- largest number of African promotion of the station. mately to grow. For this to happen, though, we must Americans and women on They're not making a dif- board and in managerial ference in the community. begin to practice new ways of thinking. positions in the industry. At the same time, if I say Being a public company something like that, it's probably makes that dream attainable. All we've done with the growing of our company Radio Astire is to take our basic philos- "On a national level, I think that there are only a handful ophy and expand it. We call ourselves the urban of true Active Rock stations in America. Active Rock to me specialists, because we try is aggressively breaking new artists, championing new to fulfill a need for the African American commu- music, and having an impact on both record sales and nity that isn't being filled people's lives beyond the music." by other broadcast facili- ties, regardless of format. DOUGLAS, PD, WAAF- BOSTON -DAVE When I became a man- ager in the broadcast interpreted as a competi- industry, I was called upon tive criticism, when, in 01999 GAVIN Miller Freeman to serve was the African fact, it's a sincere wish on in 1 United News i Media company Contents American interest. That is my part that all of us still the mandate of my would do more. I think News URBAN 28 corporation: that we - has ability to Radio One Goes Public 6 Embrace Your Ignorance super radio the Arbitron ExitPoll Adds 5 Markets 6 Its the Demographics, Baby! serve the African American change things, to have a Winter Numbers Continue 8 RAP /HIP -HOP 32 community. That has been positive impact. Yahoo! Debuts Online Radio 9 Miami's Deep Impact the key to our ability to One of my biggest frus- TRIPLE A 34 is radio sta- Ratings & Research Gaining and Holding Ground turn our facilities around, trations that Why the Focus on 12+ Shares? 10 ALTERNATIVE 38 because, quite frankly, tions refuse to work with Beyond the Main Stage we're not playing Luther each other. Some formats RadioCLarge ACTIVE ROCK 41 Vandross any better or any are so much the antithesis Sizing Up Active Rock A Memorial to the Start of Summer 11 louder than our competi- of each other that the only JAZZ/SMOOTH JAZZ & VOCALS 44 Features & Charts Winter Book Wrap -Up tors. It's the stuff in thing they have in com- SPOTLIGHT: AMERICANA 48 between the records. It's mon is they're both radio INDEPENDENT PROMOTERS Playing Musical Catch -Up the projects and the causes stations. So why couldn't Declaration of Independents 12 COUNTRY 51 that you get your station they work together and 18 Spreading the Good News TOP 40 /RHYTHM CROSSOVER involved in, and it's the bring two diverse commu- PD Profile: Todd Shannon A/C, HOT A/C 22 Parting Shots 54 ability to really identify nities together for the PD Profile: Kurt Johnson gmail BoxSet 54 what's important to your overall good?
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It's difficult to understand GAVI N N EWS what Sen. John McCain is
driving at (see story, below). Late last week the Arizona llt: republican, who chairs the lioli-I1'cirlilirrll Senate Committee on Radio One: A Home- 1t'l't'lillt'. Commerce, Science, and Technology, announced Oak plans to hold hearings pay for play.- reassessing consolidation Grown Success Story JERK) LEMBO within the communications -SEE PAGE 12 industry. That, of course, about the instant personal Another feather in Radio includes radio. BY TONY SANDER', riches that come from going One's cap: Black Enterprise McCain's reasoning seems Skeie Named Seven years ago, Radio One public. Instead, she told magazine's June 19 issue will to be that the owned only one AM /FM GAVIN that becoming a pub- rank Radio One at 40th out Telecommunications Act, combo. WOL /WMMJ in lic company was an opportu- of the nation's 100 largest Exec. Director which Congress passed and Washington, D.C. and billed nity for her group's listeners black -owned businesses. GAVIN CEO David Dalton a bit more than S9 million to participate in the radio The stock's early perfor- President Clinton signed in has named Sandy Skeie annually. Now that group group's growth: "It's always mance last week mimicked 1996, "failed miserably" and Executive Director of the owns 25 stations in eight been a goal of mine that the the run -ups seen by various has led to more mergers company, effective immedi- markets (once it closes all audiences that make these Internet IPOs. Originally rather than promoting com- ately. Skeie previously was pending deals) and bills radio stations successful priced at S17 -S21, the stock associate Publisher of Gavin petition." Well, duh. about S60 million. Last have an opportunity to 'own opened for trading at S28 ,.(/ magazine and, more Pros and cons of this far - week's public stock offering a piece of the rock,' so to and never looked back. This recently, has been instru- reaching legislation not was just the latest move to speak," she said. "To be very Wednesday, Radio One
cap off the stellar growth for honest, I welcome the shares (symbol: ROIA), were withstanding, the Telecom D.C's own home-grown opportunity to have all these hanging around S36 with Act was designed, in part, to radio group. individuals not only making Wall Street analysts setting allow radio groups to buy CEO Cathy Hughes does- money, but being the ones a target price of S40 before more stations in more mar- n't have the typical view we're accountable to" the year is out kets, thereby accumulating "critical mass." Were radio Arbitron Adds 5 broadcasters, including the WebRadio Joins ARB Affiance mental in launching and NAB in Washington, the only WebRadio.com, a new vices for WebRadio.com's overseeing the highly suc- folks who saw these acquisi- Internet-based radio broad- affiliate stations, which "ExitPoll" Mkts. cessful gmail daily fax. "Sandy's ap- tions coming? casting service, has joined stream live audio sig dedicated it IIIAN HIItER proach to the development It's difficult to believe that Arbitron NewMedia's Info- over the Internet. of gmail has been critical in Stream webcasting alliance. The alliance will allow Arbitron has signed five new a "free- market" Congress the rapid success of that Companies participating Arbitron to provide radio markets, added to five could claim it was blindsided product and points to the in the alliance are helping stations that simulcast on already surveyed for their by intense consolidation Arbitron develop its audi- the Web, other Internet future of GAVIN as a flexible post- survey perceptual inter- when the record of deregula- ence measurements ser- broadcasters, advertising source of immediate, first- views of diarykeepers. tion speaks for itself. It's also vices for broadcasters and agencies, and advertisers hand information, coupled Known as "ExitPoll," the ini- other content providers with unbiased third -party with personality and a dis- difficult to put a genie back tial studies were conducted that stream live audio and measures to facilitate the tinct feel for the music," in the bottle once the lamp video content over the buying and selling of following the Fall '98 survey Dalton commented. has already been rubbed. Internet. online and integrated web - in New York, L.A., San "For many years GAVIN has Of course, all this could be InfoStream will provide cast/broadcast advertising Francisco, Philadelphia, and enjoyed strong relationships a moot point in a few years audience measurement ser- packages. St. Louis. Added to those with both the radio and record industries, and the as microradio, satellite deliv- markets are Chicago, QUOTABLE: "The 1996 Telecommunications introduction of Mediabase ery, the Internet, MP3, and Boston, Miami, Seattle, and :airplay will help Act has failed miserably and has left us Phoenix. All ten will have data us con- other digital audio devices with results that are the exact opposite of tinue to build on that solid diarykeepers probed after re- introduce the competitive what was intended. Rather than promoting foundation," Skeie added. the release of the Spring '99 fervor that the Telecom Act competition in the industry, the Act has led "Our objective is to provide to a flood of megamergers. This hearing ratings, announced Bill ostensibly diminished. radio programmers with will examine why the Act has promoted Rose, VP /Marketing for credible information and Further legislation is hard- and if leg- mergers instead of competition, Arbitron. "Customers are candid commentary about ly necessary. Let the forces islation is needed to correct these failures." really excited about 'ExitPoll' current music, and to tell the -Senator John McCain (R- Ariz.), Chairman of change prevail. since the information comes hit of the Senate Commerce Committee, upon stories behind the directly from Arbitron diary- records. I'm looking forward calling for a June 13 hearing to address mergers and consol- idations within the communications industry keepers." to being a part of this effort."
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Alvin Davis. Davis told the records from the mid - BY TONY SANDERS sticks will grow from $14.8 from a Jammin' format may to $50 million." he to Soft A/Cs. "The biggest GAVIN his bottom -line was and late -'70s. That was a Ad rates on seven `Jammin' In Los Angeles, de Castro threat from this kind of sta- "Don't break format" or feel mistake for the guys that did Oldies" stations have dou- said, Chancellor's "Mega" tion is not so much the audi- that you have to start play- it." Stations that really need bled and tripled since their version of the Jammin' for- ence threat, but the sales ing songs that fit the to watch out, per Vallie, are debut and that's going to mat on KCMG /FM "is going threat. Because if there's younger, Jammin' playlist. the Mainstream and Hot lead to revenue and cash - to go from $5.2 million in Oldies and there's Jammin' As Vallie Consulting hon- A/Cs: "35 -to-44 is an impor- flow levels that will also flow in 1998 to $13 -plus in Oldies,' to some of these cho Dan Vallie told GAVIN. tant part of Mainstream and double and triple at those flow in the year 2000, so young media buyers, it's "When '70s Oldies looked Hot A/C and it's also an FMs by the end of 2000. their revenue will double, going to be confusing," says hot, a lot of Oldies stations important part of the Chancellor Media's Radio which means their rates Programming Consultant E. felt they had to play some of Jammin' Oldies' format." President Jimmy de Castro have to double." He said the said during a conference call same holds true for WRCX on Wednesday that the in Chicago: "Even though it seven FMs currently running was a very successful rock Back to School with the "Jammin' Oldies" station at $4m -plus in flow Vice President Al Gore and California format-four Capstar sta- in 1998, it will be over $8 Governor Gray Davis recently chose tions and three of Chan- million in flow next year." In Hamilton High School to announce new cellor's -will grow their New York, he said, the for- educational initiatives for lowering class- room sizes throughout the state. The cash flow from $14.8 million mer WBIX/FM is going have announcement was made in the Norman J. last year to $50m in 2000. close to $8 million in cash Pattiz Concert Hall. Founded in 1987, "This is gigantic fuel for our flow this year as a "Jammin' Hamilton High is a magnet school for music I Oldies" FM. future. If just took the and performing arts in the Los Angeles seven sticks that we have But the success of the Untried School District. Pictured II -O: flipped [to Jammin' Oldies]. "Jammin' Oldies" format Governor Gray Davis, Westwood One last year's cash flow to this isn't necessarily a threat to Chairman and Hamilton High patron Norm year's to next year's, the "traditional" Oldies stations. Pattiz, Vice President Al Gore. cash flow on seven of those In fact, the greater threat
In Memory of Peter S. Maetta "The Acapulco Kid"
MARCH 8, 1947 - APRIL 30, 1999
Peter, we loved being a part of your lífe...we'll miss you.
The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations in Peter's name be made to the T. J. Martell Foundation.
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www.americanradiohistory.com GAVINNEWS GRABBAG Winter '99 Arbitron Summary'' Minneapolis /St. Paul: perennial hold on the *1 BY LAURA SWEZEY BY JHAN HIDER Perennial pacesetter WCCO position, despite a 8.0 -6.7 KHKS "106.1 KISS FM" in Dallas decided to make some Tacoma: N/T power KIRO broke a first place tie in the slip. Some Spanish -lan- local geeks' dreams come true. Calling on the biggest rebounded from its worst last sweep by notching a guage stations did well, as Star Wars fans to out -do each other answering Star Wars- book in years to reclaim its 10.7 -10.4 share, ahead of WAQI rose 4.4 -5.3 to related trivia, morning guy Kidd Kraddick chose three usual *1 spot, 4.9 -5.6. KQRS' 10.7 -10.2 slip in become the new x2, and people to pamper as they waited in line for tickets to the KUBE slipped to runner -up, Ventura -ville. KDWB rose to WAMR held fifth with a 4.6- first showing of the new SW movie Episode l: The 6.0 -5.5, while KBSG rose to third but was softer overall, 4.9 move. WLYF was up a Phantom Menace. What qualified one of the winners, 19 third, 4.5 -4.9. Country fix- 8.0 -7.5, and KEEY saw its smidge, 4.8 -5.0, good year -old Christacarol Sunshine Homer (we kid you not), ture KMPS was down Country numbers hurt, 8.1- enough to tie for third was that she admitted to wearing her hair in Princess almost a full share, 5.5 -4.6 6.9 -still good enough for overall with WPOW, 5.5 -5.0. Leia buns for a whole year as a child. She and Justin (now fourth), while KNDD fourth. Who grew? Talker Country WIGS posted the Matthew Good and Juan Branch camped out for nine surged into fifth (from KSTP zoomed 5.1 -6.6, now healthiest increase, 3.3 -4.5, days in a tent just outside the Cinemark Tinseltown twelfth), 3.6 -4.1. Others fifth; KQQL moved up two good enough for sixth Movie Theater box office in Plano until tickets for the flick moving up notably were places by scoring a 4.1 -4.7 place in South Florida. went on sale May 12. But you can't say they roughed it. KISW, 3.5 -4.1; KPLZ dupli- rise; and LOO R joined the The station set them up with all sorts of stuff to make cating those numbers to tie Top 10 by getting healthier, 'ALL TRENDS FALL '98 TO
their "Jaba Hut" homey: recliners, a TV and VCR, refriger- for seventh; and KRWM, 3.0 -3.7. WINTER '99 UNLESS OTHER- ator, lamps, beds, and a computer.They were even treat- which moved into the Top Miami/Ft. Lauderdale: WISE NOTED. 12 +, TOTAL 10 with a 3.1 -3.8 lift. ed to catered meals, massages, and new hairdos. In fact, Urban WEDR continued its WEEK, METRO SHARES. they were living so high on the hog that toward the end of their stay, Kid Kraddick decided to shake things up. On BMI says MP3 is Zbp Online Format; the air, he had someone drive the three in the back of a Thea Upped at pickup truck through a car wash.Their donated cellphone Real Hits #2, MIDIs are #3 didn't survive the trip, but the Star Wars fans did, eventu- Zomba Group ally scoring their movie tickets. BY TONY SANDERS To do their part in aiding the victims of the war in Peter Thea has been Sr. BMI says the Kosovo, WAAF /FM- Boston decided to bomb President named Vice President, most popular (or at least prolific) audio format U.S. Record Labels for the on the Internet is MP3, followed closely by RealNetworks' Slobodan Milosevic with a Yugo. Afternoon lunatics own audio-file formats. MIDI files come in third, followed Rocko and Birdsey broadcast from a remote in a mobile by the older- but -still -popular formats of WAV and AU. The home 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a week, pledging to raise popularity of MP3 files on the 'Net and pirat- S25,000 for the Kosovo Refugee Relief Fund. On May 4, -legitimate ed soared over the last 18 months, according to BMI. the pair hoisted a Yugo 107 feet off the ground and -has A full -blown including some detail on the number dropped it onto a mannequin fashioned as Milosevic. report- Birdsey explained the valuable lesson, "We learned that of streaming -audio sites-should be available in July, accord- ing to BMI VP /Marketing and Business Development Richard when you drop a car on a mannequin, it explodes," Conlon. Conlon told GAVIN his organization canvassed hence, a big noise, and shards of Milosevic spread all Zomba Group of Labels, "about a million" Web pages over a month -long period this over the place. Working the heavy machinery, Birdsey which includes Jive, year using its "robot" search program and came up with dropped the Yugo from a crane, then Rocko in a pay - Silvertone, and Verity nearly 71,000 audio and video files. Conlon said about 34% laoder ran it over, picked it up, and tossed it in a com- Records, among others. of those files were MP3s, up from 4% back in October 1997, pactor. The duo says they have just about reached their Thea will also oversee and when BMI surveyed 460,000 Web pages. RealNetworks goal of raising $25,000. run A &R for the labels. audio files make up about of the current survey total, We realize Marilyn Manson has taken a lot of heat late- Most recently the man- 30% down ly, but come on, lighten up. The Animalized One aging partner of Tavel Thea from 38% back in 1997. stormed offstage three quarters through his show in & Baker, an entertainment Cedar Rapids, Iowa on April 28, leading to a barrage of law firm,Thea's clients arrests of angry fans outside the venue. The reason for included Teddy Riley and WEBS TEO Manson's walk -off: during "Antichrist Superstar" some- Blackstreet, Godsmack, t., i 11 and Cash Money Records. . ', ,y one supplanted the band's logo on a pulpit onstage A Mt A 144:4; QM.t Before he became a lawyer, in. mg. .n.r.s.nin.u.v, n,... datl, nit. In with a big yellow smiley face. The show at the Five tinr.un..n. rub* in.. i.r. Seasons Center was the last of the tour, since Manson Thea was a recording engi- neer who worked with canceled the last six dates after the shooting tragedy at Aerosmith, the Grateful I Littleton, Colorado's Columbine High School. Fans were ® Dead, and Billy Idol. u^^M!. w! ÑIMtmN.M not amused that the concert was cut short.Twenty- "This is an exciting three people were arrested inside the venue, and ten move for Zomba /Jive and outside for various offenses, including a bunch that Peter, and is yet another .n.,n«..o,o,,.,n.» .. tried to rock the band's tour bus. Remember, Manson \ step forward to meet the earlier in the tour put up with Courtney Love, a challenges of the fantastic M sprained ankle, and more recently, became society's www.allaccess.com 1111 growth we are experienc- scapegoat for violence in schools. Guess that damned ing." commented Jive sponsored by OnRadio = smiley face was the last straw... President Barry Weiss. O111ll(ii(1 www.onradio.com A
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A SF'AR FRIDAY Of FAO) t www.americanradiohistory.com SPECIAL ISSUE DECLARATION of INDEPENDENTS Or: Survival and Success in a Consolidating World COMPILED BY REED BUNZEL AND KATIE ZARLING Without question, change is embracing the radio and record industries - but in many cases this embrace is hardly mutual. Consolidation, evolving technologies, competitive factors (or the lack thereof), and new economic realities are posing new challenges for virtually everyone in the music business. Fewer major record labels often translates to intensified artistic competition. Concurrently, consolidation within the radio industry in many cases has led to what some critics call a "blanding of the product." Meanwhile, artists are finding that the Internet can provide a viable means for distribution of their music, and a new generation of consumers views the Web as an alternate source to obtain music - in many cases, free of charge. The labels and retailers acknowledge their real concerns about this changing retail environment, while radio execs and programmers profess their cautious optimism about the future. This is the new world order in which the independent promoter Continues to do his or her job: namely, induce radio to play records. In many cases it's business as usual: work with the record company to get a radio station to add a record which, ultimately, results in retail sales. But as competitive forces change and a few entrepreneurial spirits seek new methods to build their market influence, the rules of the game are changing...subtly, but changing nonetheless. Are the "indies" concerned? Of course they are. But as a group they remain an energetic, optimistic, hard -working bunch of individuals whose love of music - and taste for new business challenges - remains unchanged in an industry rife with change. -Reed Bunzel How has consolidation in the record industry affected the way you promote records to radio stations? "Consolidation at radio has slowed the all on top of our game." - Scorr Many of the radio 'groups' have a cer- flow of product out there...for the time BURTON, JEFF MCCLUSKY & ASsoc. "Consolidation has not been a problem tain sound they being. That has been a good thing for for All Access at all. We've got deep are trying to us. The less competition the greater "ATM's business has always picked up relationships at the label level and at achieve within chance of getting new artists on sta- during periods of consolidation in the radio as we are a promotion organiza- their various for- tions." -LARRY WEIR/MASIKA SWAIN; record industry. Most of our clients are tion that is designed to be 'of service' to mats irrespective NATIONAL RECORD PROMOTION the independent labels which seem to the industry at large. Our philosophy is of the market, be going through a tremendous growth 'All Access is here to help '" -JOEL which I think is "There is a greater urgency to getting spurt. Our major label business is in DENVER, ALL ACCESS MUSIC GROUP odd. So promot- immediate results; therefore, you are the marketing area and as they cut TOM CALLAHAN ing to a station in constantly in a 'full court press' mode." they seem to need our help more." "It has forced me to purchase yet Cleveland versus a station in Florida -JERRY LEMBO, JERRY LEMBO -PAUL YESKEL, AIM STRATEGIES another speed dialer " - WILLIAM becomes difficult within a chain situation. ENTERTAINMENT GROUP "BUFF" KENNEDY, CHARTERHOUSE It has made my job a bit tougher... I "The basic 'promotion' of records MUSIC GROUP sometimes weep uncontrollably." "The main differ- remains the same, but with all of the con- TOM CALLAHAN, CALLAHAN & ASSOC ence is that you solidation taking place it seems that the "The consolidation of the record labels have to cover decision -makers are becoming much hasn't affected my business at all. "Conso:idation has had no effect of the more bases and more streamlined. In several cases you Radio stations want to play great songs way I promote records. Even though more have a VP making the it's more reality-based now, this bus- talk to peo- of programming to help keep their ratings up. I always ple. Consolidation music decisions for a cluster of stations, try to work those records so that radio iness is still based on relationships." has not made the and the station PDs no longer have the and music consumers get the best and - RALPH CARROLL, RALPH CARROLL job easier or absolute power._there are a lot more newest types of artists " JACK PROMOTIONS SCOTT BURTON harder; it has hoops to jump through LISA ASHTON, ASHTON CONSULTANTS made it more fun because it has kept us CAMPBELL, MCCLUSKY & Assoc "It really hasn't. Good business is good 12 GAVIN May 14. /999 www.americanradiohistory.com '444 Know the difference between tenacious persistence and relentless annoyance in AC promotion? Mmetta Promotion, Inc. Neither does Mazzetta. 1600 38th Street He elevates annoyance Suite 203 Boulder, CO 80301 to an art form. (303) 545 -9990 FAX (303) 545 -9993 Call him. E -mail: [email protected] TOM MAZZETTA He'll get you airplay. Vision Talent Integrity Commitment (r) -:1!:1;1:1_ 1600 38TH STREET, SUITE 203 BOULDER, CO 80301 PH: 303 -545 -0232 FAX: 303 -545 -0239 E -MAIL: [email protected] TOM CALLAHAN, PRESIDENT www.americanradiohistory.com SPECIAL ISSUE Of what project with which you were involved are What artist(s) do you see ready to break through in you most proud? 1999? "Sixpence None the Richer." -JERRY "With songs and novelty being such a LEMBO "I had great fun with the Cotton Mather criteria this year it is very hard to say "Psychic Rain, a group of a friend of and Nields records recently." -BIFF who will be the real breakthrough mine. They're going to be big." "k.d. lang's 'Constant Craving,' which KENNEDY artists by the end of 1999." -JACK ASHTON was your average 24 -week overnight -LARRY WEIR success story! -KEVIN MCDONALD "I just finished taking 'Marilyn Scott' "E.G. Dailey." -LINDA TICE from Smooth Jazz to NC Mainstream. "Cal Hollow, Shooter, Vonda Shepard, "Collective Soul. AIM created and imple- Everyone involved did an amazing Shades Apart, Angry Salad, Lee "Shanice Wilson, Mary Lee's Korvette." mented the marketing plan that got them jobs -JACK ASHTON Nestor, Tommy Henriksen, Mike Errico. -CHUCK DEMBRACK signed to Atlantic " -PAUL YESKEL Jeremy Toback, Bell Book & Candle, "Breaking David Bowie out of Cleveland and Ginger Mackenzie are future gold "Patty Griffin." -MICHELE CLARK "As the major label with RCA -CHUCK DEMBRACK and platinum artists." -JERRY LEMBO world consolidates, "Jana, on Curb "Puerto Vallarta...but if you're referring The Corrs." -KEVIN MCDONALD Records." -BILL the independent to artists with that question. the answer JEROME is Susan Tedeschi -MICHELE CLARK "Nik Kershaw's new album is fabulous label universe is but unfortunately radio is looking at the "Coloursound!!f CD as the return of a one -hit -wonder "'Walk Away Renee' by the Left Bank I Don't know them continuing to grow. produced it." -BILL JEROME from the eighties. I think that given half yet? You will a chance his CD could produce three BILL JEROME My fear is that the soon. " -DOC "My wife is about or four hits. Porcupine Tree also has a KANE radio world will con- to have triplets great sound. A lot of radio people like any day (all this CD and hopefully that'll translate "Buckcherry, Monster Magnet, Limp tinue to treat the boys) " -TOM into real airplay." -PAUL YESKEL Bizkit, Fuel." -MICHAEL VAN ORSDALE labels MAZZETTA, independent MAZZETTA PRO- "Here are a few that I feel are destined "Ed Burleson, Bruce Robinson, Kelly for stardom: Remy Zero, Elliott Smith, Willis, Derailers, Jack Ingram." -AL as if they don't exist. MOTION INC. TOM MAZZETTA Manic St Preachers, Tin Star, Pound, MOSS -PAUL YESKEL "Well, the success that Creed had last and Taxiride, a group that just played year was a particular high point for me. for our office. Look for these extremely "Tal Bachman, Shawn Mullins." talented Australian lads to sweep the -MICHAEL MARTUCCI and I've also got to say that I couldn't "Billie Myers. The moment I heard 'Kiss get enough of the Days of the New charts!" -LISA CAMPBELL the Rain' I knew it was a Top 10 and record." -DOC KANE "Russel Gunn, that there was something very special "Robbie Williams will be even bigger M o n t y about this artist. This is a prime exam- "Bruce Robison, due to the longevity with his next single 'Angels.' Shades Alexander. and ple of the power of the secondary mar- we were able to attain and the fact it Apart has a single called 'Valentine' that Roger Smith kets!" -LISA CAMPBELL went to Number is off the hook. This Tal Bachman track will have break One." -AL 'She's So High' drives me crazy -what a through years. "Sixpence None the Richer's 'Kiss Me' is MOSS great song. And look out for Smash I see Kim Wa- one of the best examples of sticking it mouth to really become huge with 'All ters as est- NEAL SAPPER out. All Access has been involved since "Fat Boy Slim, Star "' -JOEL DENVER ablishing him - September 1998 with this smash...and Sixpence None self as a core artist in the Smooth ifs taken a long time to get everyone to The Richer and "Indigenous, Patti Griffin, and Jazz format " -NEAL SAPPER, be a believer. Congrats to everyone who Cher." - HOWARD Gomez should keep at it all year." NEW WORLD JAZZ sweated this one out -JOEL DENVER HOWARD ROSEN ROSEN -BIFF KENNEDY ü ,- ess than it woul c you to do it yourself. RMATS'. *ALL REPORTLRS ALL TRADE # Call Lou Gallon! (805) 542 -9999 16 GAV11` 14aP /4. 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com SPECIAL ISSUE in much better shape than we are "My greatest hope for this business in What's your greatest hope /fear for thi s business in now. With the current scenario, no one the new millennium are that artist can the new millennium? wins. The only people truly benefiting continue to grow and to create great Our fear for the millennium would be needs to make from the excessive money spent on music that has integrity and at times the diminishing of more major and ends meet in the promotions is the listener who wins the stretches the boundaries of whatever minor labels and the total move of retail world of consoli- items we've all paid for. A departure genre that they are in. And within this and promotion to the world of online dation, but let's from spending on station promotions process that there is a place on the only." -LARRY WEIR not forget that would free up monies that could be radio dial for their music to be heard. radio is part of much better spent elsewhere. Oh, and My greatest fear for this business in the "My greatest hope Is that commerce, showbiz. Let's I've got to say that I can't wait to se new millennium is that through consoli- consolidation, and technology don't keep the show in what the Internet will do for all of us. dation and monopolies and the power diminish or dilute the music or the pas- JOEL DENVER the biz. Con- Embrace. Embrace." -DOC KANE of consultants that there will be less sion." -JERRY LEMBO centrate on winning programming and autonomy at radio with programming, the ratings and revenue will come." "My greatest hope for this business in less creativity from the artist, fewer "My greatest fear is that there will be a - JOEL DENVER the new millennium: expanding labels, and more power in the hands of lack of commitment to artist develop- playlists!" -MICHAEL MARTUCCI fewer people " -[NEED NAME ment. I hope that this is not the case." "My greatest hope is that the hot hits for- HERE], NEW WORLD JAZZ -SCOTT BURTON mat comes back with its big 55- record playlist, and that the Pop /Alternative for- "I hope that as many of us as possible mat takes off in a huge way. My fear is MUSIC AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES survive the current downsizing and that record stores will become extinct." "Radio is being overshadowed by the potential of the Internet and media tech- ;a consolidation going on in the -HOWARD ROSEN nology unheard of only a few years ago. The listening public now can download record /radio industries. I fear that many new songs and listen to them through their computer, which is a lot sexier than "Just keep enjoying the music and quality people being overworked, turning on the radio. And the same technology exists to circumvent the "brick underpaid, and underappreciated dur- always remember it's always the music and mortar" retail stores by offering music for sale (and in some cases for free) ing this current consolidation craze will first, the money second." -JACK over the Internet. Actually, several well -known retail chains, such as Tower and abandon their dreams and leave the ASHTON Trans World, are currently selling product over their own Web sites. We believe business to find stability and fulfillment that it is in the best interest of both entities to work together to strengthen their elsewhere. Once the dust settles and "That we all have jobs and that my positions in the market place." -MACEY LIPMAN, MACEY LIPMAN MARKETING the mega -ownership groups implode, computer still works on Jan. 1. 2000." a whole generation o` good record and -LINDA TICE radio people may be elsewhere when they are needed to help the new own- "This is really a simple business. If we ers make radio /records fun again!" - make music that people like, more KEVIN MCDONALD people will listen to radio stations and THE COMPETITIVE EDGE buy product. The millennium shouldn't "As the major label world consolidates, change that, should it ?" -RALPH the independent label universe is con- CARROLL tinuing to grow. My fear is that the radio world will continue to treat the indepen- "My greatest fear is that the new deal dent labels as if they don't exist. There with Mediabase will hurt some small- is a wealth of fantastic music coming er market stations. My greatest hope from the indies that deserves to be is that we beat the radio station in heard. Many of these labels have the the Summit Softball Tournament." resources to compete, yet still don't get -MICHELE CLARK a shot. My hope for the new millennium is that radio will play great songs My greatest hope for this business is regardless of the label. Knowing this it that it maintains its focus and doesn't is only a dream, I have great faith that fall victim to its own short- sighted- the Internet will continue to grow as a ness. Continually slighting the stations tool for bringing new music to the con- outside of markets 1 -130 is not the sumer -PAUL YESKEL way to do business. I've got guys who OWARD are willing to play music by a number ROSEN "My fear is this: more consolidation, less of labels, yet can't seem to get the freedom, and everyone forgets why they music they need unless they ask for it. PROMO got into the business in the first place. This is ridiculous. Do the labels not My hope is that we all remember that it's want to sell records in these markets? TON, I \C. really about the music. as simple as I think we as an industry are totally that!" -LISA CAMPBELL missing the mark by continually feed- Specializing in Top 40, AC, Modern AC, and College ing the promotional budgets of "My concern is that radio will become America's radio stations. If the labels Howard Rosen Soozin Kazick Melissa Langer less of an entertainment source and would take the lead and commit them- Davey Dave Craig Parker Dan Kauffman Siri Neuzil more of a cookie -cutter programming selves to not spending anymore 5605 Woodman Avenue, Suite 206. Van Nuys, CA 91401 source. It's understandable that radio money on promotions I think we'd be (818) 901-1122 fax: (818) 901 -6513 Website: www.howiewood.com E -mail: infor @howiewood.com www.americanradiohistory.com A/C HOT A/C PDPROFILE San Diego's Kurt Johnson Chancellor Media's chance to launch a new of the '80s and '90s. Core New Star WYXR (Star 104.5)- Classic Rock station in New artists include Jewel, Celine Philadelphia York for Viacom at Q104.3 Dion, Sheryl Crow, Madonna, BY ANNETTE M. LAI in 1996. We grew the station and Prince. We target Women On -air lineup: 5.30-9 a.m. The quickly and had a lot of fun. 25-44 and play contemporary Nancy Glass Show; 9 a.m. -2 Star 100.7 (KFMB /FM) -San Diego When Chancellor bought the music for them. We went p.m. Christine Taylor; 2 -7 PD Scott Sands officially names Jen station a year later, I early on Cher's "Believe" p.m. Big Ron O'Brien; 7 p.m.- Sewell, a three -year station veteran returned to the A/C format because it was so obviously a 1 a.m. Between the Sheets promotion I developed with and current evening host. Music for Chancellor at Star 104.5 smash and right in our core with Christopher Knight; 1- GM Rona Tandy at LITE/FM, Hot in Philadelphia where I've sound. We go later on songs Director at the 5:30 a.m. Danny Pavone where we called it "World been having a blast for the that aren't in the center of A /C. Sewell has Class Shopping." I brought Consultant Guy Zapoleon past year and a half. My our core sound -the more been interim MD the promotion to Star. First wife and I just had twin alternative side for example. since Greg Simms industry gig and People seem to like winning \I I i- girls, I have a great staff at Songs like that have to prove moved to KYSR- career highlights: $5,000 shopping sprees! I I c,u old, I Linde(' the "after Star, and love cheesesteaks. themselves before add Los Angeles earli- Best job before this one? school '8l sign off" shift at Life is good. them, and my competitors er this year. She can them for me. LIFE, FM. Some of the best Jon Sewell WBOO/AM 740 in my Stations you admired then arm up has been hosting hometown of Baraboo, people doing radio today and now: Growing up I was Stations you monitor and evenings on Star since APD Wisconsin. My first major are at that station. The air glued to the radio to hear WIS, network with: Nationally, I Michael Steele moved to KIIS/FM- market gig was at WFYR- staff has been there for KFRC, and Z104. In the '8Qs I monitor WKQI, WRQX, Los Angeles in March. Chicago as APD /middays in years, and they do an admired KDS/FM, WLOL, and WXKS, WTIC/FM, WKTI. "Jen is fantastic...besides, she's 1987. When Summit bought incredible job. The sales WAVA. Now, some of the sta- Locally, I keep an ear on only one who wanted the station from RKO a year department is top notch. the the tions I really respect O eskks Max, Q102, Y100, B101, and The facility is awesome. later, I got the PD job job," a chuckling Sands tells for Star) include WLTW, Z100, WMGK. I network with lots GAVIN. "Seriously, Jen was doing their new A/C format. Two KDWB, and KRTH. of great Chancellor PDs like Next career direction: I years later, Summit sold 'FYR would like more P &L the job before I got here and the Mentors: Back then, Tom Poleman, Angela to Devine and I was out. Perelli, Kalina, responsibility in the next station has never sounded better. Jonathan Little, PD at Z104. Glenn Anne They were going Active Gress, Helen Little, phase of my career. She has a great perspective on He taught me that being Jim Rock, but I had impressed Ryan, and Darren Davis. Whether that's a GM posi- how the station needs to sound, great at radio is about being my competitors at Viacom tion or more of a group feel, and flow. Not to mention that great at life. Now, Steve Bosses: My GM is Jeffrey enough to win the PD job at programming role, I don't Rivers, CPO for Chancellor Specter. He's been Star's GM she has a great ear for picking LITE/FM in New York and know. I've been very suc- Media. Over time he's for its entire eight years. On new music and a unique feel for started there in April 1991. I cessful at programming and proven to be one of the a corporate level, I commu- Star's sound. She has a fantastic enjoyed an incredible five I'm loving it. With all the greatest programmers ever. nicate with Steve Rivers for energy about her." and a half years there, dur- ups and downs over 25 overall programming issues. Sands will continue to accept music ing which we scored four Star 104.5's current direc- years, I can count on one 12+ *Is and dominated per- tion and musical definition: What Star promotion has hand the number of days I calls anytime except Wednesday sons 25-54 and most female Star 1UUi.5 is Phillys Hot AC. worked best for you and haven't wanted to come to mornings and Friday afternoons. demos. Then I got the Our position is the Best Mix why? Shop Like a Star" is a work. I just love radio. Sewell's call times will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons by Annette M- Lai from 2 to 5 p.m. DIST = TED BY THE JIVERSALPOLYGRAM GROUP, Lee Nestor THE SINGLE a "Still With Me" Thank You All, So Much For Your Continued Support! ...hee /VesEor Now At #33 On Gavin's A/C Chart This Week! 65 Total STATION'S With 1063 Spins Label con ac nt. Including 12 Hot A/C's! PH: 1-301-962-9101/FX: 1-301 - Radio promotion contact: Mark Barnowski / EP- Promotion e -mail: [email protected]___ PH: EP Promotion 1- 248 -524 -1914 22 \\ /000 www.americanradiohistory.com ELTON JOHN with HEATHER HEADLEY ¿SHERIE SCOTT e Far" IMPACTING RADIO NOW Ilium Executive Producer: Phil Mamone anagement for Elton John: Colin Bell & Frank Presland / Elton John Mgr.t Ltd. !!! KK In.., . V 1 Mi. C.mppt www.poly9ram-us.com/aida www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN A D U L T P O R A R Y LW TW Weeks Reoris Adds SPINS TREND 28. 21. 14. 7. 2 1 PHIL COLLINS You'll Be In My Heart Disney /Hollywood) 6 162 4 3793 +296 59 39 48 14 A N N E j L* j E M. L A I (Walt 1 2 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - Kiss Me (Squint /Columbia) 19 148 1 3761 +4 70 37 24 15 4 3 SHANIA TWAIN - That Don't Impress Me Much (Island /Def Jam) 10 134 2 2939 +218 45 29 33 17 MOST ADDED 3 4 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.) 19 118 0 2716 -272 39 32 31 14 7 5 NA LEO - Poetry Man (NLP) 15 114 6 2243 +103 36 21 20 25 8 6 JOHN MELLENCAMP - I'm Not Running Anymore (Columbia /CAG) 14 110 5 2240 +128 34 19 28 22 5 7 N SYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (RCA) 22 97 0 2110 -126 20 32 35 9 10 8 JEWEL - Down So long (Atlantic) 9 83 0 2039 +39 35 23 17 6 12 9 MULBERRY LANE - Harmless (Refuge /MCA) 10 95 3 1917 +64 24 22 29 14 6 10 MARIAN CAREY - I Still Believe (Columbia/CRG) 18 99 1 1915 -308 19 23 32 20 14 11 FAITH HILL - Let Me Let Go (Warner Bros.) 11 105 7 1892 +198 19 27 23 25 JIM BRICKMAN WITH 11 12 SARAH McLACHLAN - Angel (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 30 81 0 1810 -150 19 23 34 5 HILL & PORTER (25) 9 13 MONICA - Angel Of Mine (Arista) 24 91 0 1779 -250 14 25 33 14 SARAH McLACHLAN (23) 13 14 JOHN TESH & JAMES INGRAM - Forever More (I'll Be The One) (GTSP /Mercury) 18 91 0 1625 -210 15 18 29 17 RICK SPRINGFIELD (21) 19 15 QUINCY JONES - I'm Yours (Owest/Warner Bros.) 5 95 9 1488 +269 10 19 24 29 BACKSTREET BOYS (19) 15 16 BACKSTREET BOYS - All I Have To Give (Jive) 17 74 0 1445 -128 10 23 27 11 **E.G. DAILY (15) 18 17 SHERYL CROW - Anything But Down (A &M /Interscope) 12 53 6 1326 +90 28 11 1 * *SET 'EM UP JOE (15) 20 18 SARAH BRIGHTMAN - Deliver Me (Angel) 6 78 3 1293 +176 9 18 25 17 23 19 RICK MONROE Can I Call You Home? (Divorce) 8 62 4 1213 +133 15 16 18 12 17 20 ELTON JOHN & LeANN AIMES - Written In The Stars (Curb /Rocket /Island) 19 66 1 1180 -145 5 15 29 15 TOP TIP - 21 SARAH McLACHLAN - I Will Remember You (Live) (Arista) 3 94 23 1152 N 3 11 21 32 Sarah makes short work of the chart by debuting just outside Top 20 territory, ALL -4-ONE 29 22 COLIN HAY - Don't Believe You Anymore ( Farren Music America) 6 59 6 1101 +154 7 16 27 7 "I Will Be Right Here" 16 23 SAVAGE GARDEN - The Animal Song (Hollywood /Columbia) 13 49 0 1089 -303 14 15 15 5 (Atlantic /Blitzz) 30 24 DEBORAH FRANCO - Open My Heart (Boulder Entertainment) 8 59 6 1071 +145 6 17 23 10 This Diane Warren,"l)avid Foster 21 25 SUGAR RAY Every Morning (Lava /Atlantic) 11 40 2 1046 -45 19 9 7 5 creation comes to life with the 26 BACKSTREET BOYS - I Want It That Way (Jive) 3 75 19 1021 N 3 31 22 vocal stylings of All -'+ -One. Once again proving their mass appeal, the Backstreet Boys win 19 new believers and are #2 in Spincreases Added at WLTE-Minneapolis 27 21 BOB CARLISLE - Lately (Dreamin' About Babies) 8 52 2 987 -30 9 13 20 10 and Y92-tiacramento. (DMG) 31 28 KATE PRUITT - No Party Boys (Wild River) 11 46 2 927 +14 11 13 13 8 28 29 SHANIA TWAIN - From This Moment On (Island /Def Jam) 36 47 0 904 -54 9 11 12 14 24 30 ROD STEWART - Faith Of The Heart (Universal /UMG) 20 54 0 901 -132 7 5 19 19 RADIO SAYS 25 31 BAZ LUHRMANN - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) (Capitol) 49 3 885 -144 9 5 21 9 37 32 THE CORRS - So Young (143 /Lava /Atlantic) 5 55 4 868 +87 6 10 17 16 35 33 LEE NESTOR - Still With Me (Move Around) 53 1 858 +43 4 14 18 16 36 34 DAVE ROBYN - Uncle Joe (High Time /Ruff Town Ent.) 10 43 3 829 +16 10 8 16 35 VONDA SHEPARD Duet with EMILY SALIERS - Baby, Don't You Break My Heart (Jacke' 5 59 4 824 N 1 4 15 25 38 36 ZACK THOMAS - Isdt It True (Clear) 9 42 4 814 +63 9 11 12 9 39 37 DIANA KRALL - Why Should I Care? (Verve Music Group) 6 57 1 811 +65 6 12 8 15 - 38 ARMSTED CHRISTIAN - Take Our Time (Siam) 7 49 4 769 N 4 5 25 15 - 39 BOBBO STARON - Mary Sightings (Coast) 11 38 1 764 N 1 12 13 5 SARAH BRIGHTMAN 40 JIM BRICKMAN with J. HILL & B. PORTER - Destiny (Windham Hill) 2 66 25 755 N 4 3 14 32 "Deliver Me" (Angel) Total Reports This Week 168 Last Week 167 "We're getting a ton of female calls asking about this song. ALL -4-ONE "I Will Be Right Here" (Atlantic / Blitzz) 55 13 669 +226 SARAH McLACHLAN +458 Our listeners are definiulv con- BIG TOE - "Just Like a Movie" (Bart) 51 5 735 +137 BACKSTREET BOYS +404 necting with it." -Ken Misch, BRICKMAN /HILL /PORTER +325 PD/MD, WDKB -DeKalb, Ill. E.G. DAILY -'Keep It Together" (Tommy T.) 45 15 452 +149 98° - -The Hardest Thing" (Universal( 42 6 632 +103 PHIL COLLINS +296 QUINCY JONES +269 NIK KERSHAW - "Somebody Loves You" (Pyramid) 41 2 674 +120 "The Canvas That We Weave 99 THE JAMES THOM THING From the CD "What Is This Thing Called Tom ?" on Alizarin Records Our special thanks to the following stations who made UP & COMING possible: KSND KTQM KOJM KTHO KMXL KEZU KFMN KKRB KOKO KRTI WBDL WKXD WOYS WQXQ WDMG WKTJ WSFW WBLG WJDF WRZI WKHG WSNU KAYL WJER KATW KLKC KYMN WATD WEIM WSDL KLMJ KMBX National Promo: Mike Martucci (516) 981 -9080. National Publicity: Linda Catiero (516) 822 -3577 24c. :\\I\ ihn www.americanradiohistory.com '04P Peop(e Pair' eq(é2! the Vrn'ue They re lettm,i ... gut PERFIF1RMNMCE 'PERFORMANCE survey results, February 1997. PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 1101 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SUITE 108 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76107 -3000 (817) 338 -9444 FAX: (817) 877 -4273 E -Mail: PerformMag @aol.com Website: www.performanceclassified.com www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN Adds SPINS TREND 39 2 570 +26 KIRK MICHAEL HOWE - The Best Part Of My Life (La Familia /Quicksilver) 38 3 631 +50 FICTION Scimeumes I Get The Feeling (High Time /Ruff Town Ent.) Frank Sinatra 37 688 +43 WRENDITIONS - Tonight Is The Night (KEF) December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998 35 4 655 +76 DILLUSIONAL SELF - Now I've Figured Out (Corona) 34 3 494 +114 RITA VAN NEK ',Vhat Would Be When (Doctor's Magic Entertainment) 32 2 392 +18 JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Ways Of Love (CMC International) 32 2 329 +32 JAMES THOM THING - The Canvas That We Weave (Alizarin) 30 12 460 +152 SHAWN MULLINS - Shimmer (Columbia/CRG) 30 3 319 +26 SHERBY Spellbound (Likwid Joy) 26 21 263 +118 ' RICK SPRINGFIELD - Itsalwayssomething (Platinum) 25 1 314 +50 SUSAN BARTH Stuck On The Wall (Peculiar) 25 4 309 +58 ' SHAYA'THREATS - No Window (Mob Momma) 25 8 248 +93 CYNTHIA EVON - Coming Home (Shouting Man) A C Drops . a'aa h , r ,:.' ' . r,- a..son.133Stroud Project, 134 R Kelly & Cel ne Dion. 140-Blondie. Lucy Lee. Hot A. C Drops:139- Barenaked Ladies l'Ifs"(. Eagle Eye Cherry. Jude 111E1 continued JOEY McINTYRE "I Love You Came Too Late" (C?I/CRG) great summer- sounding record." When \I, Inl\ re's album landed on Already Top Ten at Alternative Radio, my desk, this was one of the tracks I it's now impacting mainstream Top listened to over and over again. A 40, Hot and Modern A/C. winner at last month's Boston Music Awards, Joey's WILL SMITH latest, a sad "Wild Wild West" love song, (Overbrook /Interscope /Columbia) should win him Will Smith's winning ways on the air- new fans and waves and the big screen continue further estab- ti with his contri- lish his very .e bution to the promising solo career. soundtrack of Impacting mainstream Top 40. his upcoming movie Wild ELTON JOHN, Wild West, HEATHER HEADLEY which opens AND SHERIE SCOTT nationwide July "A Step Too Far" (Island /Def Jam) 3. A remake of the Kool Mo Dee From Elton John and Tim Rice's classic, Smith adds his own flair, a forthcoming Broadway production of dash of Stevie Wonder's "1 Wish," Aida comes this powerful and emo- plus some guest vocals from Dru Hill tional song questioning love's com- and Kool Mo Dee himself to make mitment. Joining Sir Elton on this the song his own. Will debuts at *16 one are Heather Headley and Sherie on GAVIN'S Rhythm Crossover chart Scott. Headley is best known as the this week...don't miss the stagecoach lead singer of the Euro pop group M on this one. Impacting Top 40. People. Both she and Scott appeared in last year's workshop version of GERI HALLIWELL the musical. Produced by the leg- "Look at Me" (Capitol) endary Phil Ramone. Impacting Vice c ui -nunc u,lu c.cri I Ialliwel has mainstream A/C. a hit record on her hands. Sounding '60s go-go girlish, this song conjures up SOPHIE B_ HAWKINS visions of an ultra -cool Nancy Sinatra "Lose Your Way" (Columbia/CRG) Bond wail, nit a doubt. Sophie B. I Lt% kinN and James HIS MUSIC WAS movies for some 1995 hit "As I Lay Me Down" has reason or anoth- become an A/C standard. Now from HIS ENGINE AND er. "Look at Me" her new CD Timbre, she delivers IT WILL KEEP GOING has a great sum- Continued on page 27 mer vibe to it, AS LONG AS too. Early PEOPLE HEAR. A/C REPORTS ACCEPTED CAN believers include Star 9ti.- MONDAYS B A.M.-5 P.M. AND (KYSR) -Los Angeles and Star 100.7 s (KFMB/FM) -San Diego. Impacting TUESDAYS B A.M.-2 P.M. Jerry E. Sharell mainstream Top 40 and the Hot - GAVIN STATION REPORTING o PHONE: (4 1 5) 495-1990 Modem A/C world. ò FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 26 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN HOT LW TW A/CRe.orts Adds SPINS TREND 1 1 SUGAR RAY - Every Morning (Lava /Atlantic) 120 0 4859 -300 2 2 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - Kiss Me (Squint /Columbial 118 0 4740 -198 RAYES 3 3 G00 G00 DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 106 2 3919 -297 rrtiuncd 4 4 SHERYL CROW - Anything But Down (A &M /Interscope) 113 1 3166 -144 another beauti- 6 5 JEWEL - Down So Long (Atlantic) 114 0 3507 +5 ful and captivat- 10 6 RICKY MARTIN - Livin' La Vida Loca IC2 /CRGI 105 6 3271 +543 SARAH McLACHLAN (14) ing hallad that 5 1 MATCHBOX 20 - Back 2 Good (Lava /Atlantic) 89 0 3086 -448 SMASH MOUTH (13) holds similar 7 8 LENNY KRAVITZ - Fly Away (Virgin) 91 1 2971 -165 " "TAL BACHMAN (12) potential. 11 9 SHANIA TWAIN - That Don't Impress Me Much (Island /Def Jam) 96 1 2942 +231 Impacting !lot "CHER (12) 9 10 ,i1LLLCTiVE SOUL - Run (Atlantic /Hollywood) 81 0 2534 -314 uxl \locicrn A C. 8 11 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.) 18 0 2413 -413 12 12 EVERLAST - What It's Like (Tommy Boy) 11 4 2461 +49 THE NEVILLE BROTHERS TOP TIP 13 13 GARBAGE - Special (Almo /Interscope) 18 1 2314 -12 "If I Had a Hammer" 17 14 JOHN MELLENCAMP - I'm Running Anymore 78 4 2076 +163 Not (Columbia /CRG) (Columbia /CRG) 19 15 NATALIE MERCHANT - Life Is Sweet (Elektra /EEG) 85 6 1976 +259 \lure than \eau :s agu. this song was 14 16 SARAH McLACHLAN - Angel (Warner Sunset /Reprise) 67 0 1190 -339 :t hit tì)r both 'l'rini Lopez and Peter. AMIA.§11X1 (AADLEIVIK 20 17 FASTBALL - Head 75 3 1748 +17 Out Of My (Hollywood) Paul & Nlan'. As the new millennium Ï AGL 15 18 E EYE CHERRY - Save Tonight (WORK) 62 0 1139 -240 :approaches, the Neville Brothers 25 19 FATBOY SLIM - Praise You (Astralwerks) 58 3 1419 +95 breathe new life into this classic folk 31 20 TAL BACHMAN - She's So High (Columbia/CRG) 73 12 1463 +361 song. born out of the civil rights Bachman leaps 11 into Top 20 tenitory. Twelve new believers, including WWMX-Baltimore. movement from the isen of Pete SMASH MOUTH 29 21 ROBBIE WILLIAMS - Millennium (Capitol) 61 6 1463 +321 Seeger. Impacting mainstream A C. ' "All Star" (Interscope) 23 22 PHIL COLLINS - , Be In My Heart (Walt Disney/Hollywood) 65 2 1456 +49 Smash Nl(uth is on to a running 34 23 SARAH McLACHLAN - I Will Remember You (Live) (Arista) 75 15 1419 +481 BETTER THAN EZRA headstart thanks to -Ixtì)re the Core artist Sarah McLachlan hits a fame run with this live rendition. "Like It Like That" (Elektra/EEG) Ix)x.. airplay and .adds at \\'PLj. 24 24 SHAWN MULLINS Shimmer (Columbia/CRG) 65 3 1393 +8 The in i Iron Ncvc ( )rlcan, ,cne up KYSR, KI : \IB I NI. hl) :11X. MAX 26 25 98' The Hardest Thing )Universal/UMG) 46 1 1348 +151 same fun rock roll -or as their 95. -,. till.(:. KBBT and more. 18 26 BLONDIE - Maria (Beyond Music) 53 1 1336 -424 audio bio says, they "c(nunanil the 21 27 THIRD EYE BLIND - Jumper )Elektra /EEG) 47 0 1237 -322 fusion alterna- rock's forcefulness and 16 28 BAZ LUHRMANN - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) (Capitol) 52 0 1169 -789 pop's blissful complexion." The hook is infectious and your listeners may 27 29 BRITNEY SPEARS - ...Baby One More Time (Jive) 41 0 1055 -119 RADIO SAYS even call the request lines singing it 22 30 SAVAGE GARDEN - The Animal Song (Hollywood /Columbia) 41 1 1042 -423 to you -1 was singing it to myself 28 31 NEW RADICALS - You Get What You Give (MCA) 42 0 1027 -123 after 3 feW listens. Early believers 38 32 BLESSID UNION - Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Mel (Push/V21 48 8 1001 +241 include \\'"I :\1X- Chicago and KZZO- 36 33 BACKSTREET BOYS - I Want It That Way (Jive) 44 7 995 +170 Sacrantento. Impacting mainstream 30 34 SHAWN MULLINS - Lullaby (Columbia /CRGI 41 0 915 -190 Top 40 and 11ot and \loclern A C. 33 35 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crush (RCA) 29 0 888 -142 32 36 EVE 6 - Inside Out (RCA) 26 1 839 -218 35 37 MULBERRY LANE - Harmless (Refuge /MCA) 40 2 836 +1 HOT A/C REPORTS ACCEPTED 40 38 BARENAKED LADIES - Call & Answer (Reprise) 48 8 805 +181 MONDAYS B A.M.-5 P.M. ROBBIE WILLIAMS 37 39 U2 - Sweetest Thing (Island /DefJam) 26 1 666 -100 GAVIN STATION REPORTING "Millennium" 40 CITIZEN KING - Better Days (Warner Bros.) 37 8 665 N PHONE: 14151 495-1990 (Capitol) Total Reports This Week 125 Last Week 130 FAX: (41 5) 495 -2580 this guy is the real deal! \Iillennitim' sounds great on the air. I)n't miss out on RICK SPRINGFIELD - "Itsalwayssomething" (Platinum) 29 7 479 +132 'VONDA SHEPARD /E. SALIERS 'Baby, Don't..." (Jacket) 17 3 254 +38 he .1 Robbie. alna NEW RADICALS - "Someday We'll Know" (MCA) 19 8 318 +114 'CHER -ong Enough" (Warner Bros I 16 12 184 +151 THE CORKS - "So Young" (143/Lava /Atlantic) 18 3 296 +50 * BRITNEY SPEARS -"Sometimes" (Jive) 15 5 214 +73 SMASH MOUTH IN THE HENRIKSEN IN BIG APPLE SUNNY TAMPA Interscope recording act Well we know the sun Smash Mouth dropped by was shining inside at WPLJ -New York to say "hi" WSSR (Star 95.71 -Tampa and promote their new hit when Capitol recording All Star." The group's lat- artist Tommy Henriksen est CD Astro Lounge will be dropped by to meet the released June 8 (I -r): the gang (Fr): APD Ken band's Greg Camp; 'PLJ MD Martin; Henriksen; the Tony Mascaro; Smash label's Aimee Saiger; Mouth's Steve Harwell; the band member Joey label's Jennifer Zeller. Sykes; MD Rob Harder. G, ir ,,,,^.<,\\ I\ 27 www.americanradiohistory.com L URBAN E C R E A T 1 V E R A D 1 O_ N E T Embrace Your Ignorance Winter Arbitrons Confirm: BY QUINCY MCCOY sale of your station-and speculate on how that would affect your mar- It's the Demographics, Baby! Socrates once wrote, "I know nothing ket position. Of course, surmise simi- except the fact of my ignorance." lar perspectives for your competition. BY _THAN HIBER York City is in the middle of the Many of us in radio need to respect When you're done, you should be pack. Two stations combine for our ignorance at least as much as we filled with strategic information that Receipt of the recently released about 7% of overall listening, a do our knowledge. If we learn to will assist you in positioning your Winter '99 Arbitron results reminds solid story given the demographic pay attention to what we don't know, station for all foreseeable-and un- me of the adage regarding the key make -up of the New York metro. we learn to probe, to question, to foreseeable- action. This "What Is- to real estate: value /success is Los Angeles: The demographics of analyze, to challenge, to debunk, What If" guessing game puts you determined by three factors, it's the L.A. market are such that and ultimately to grow. For this to face to face with your weaknesses said- location, location, location! Spanish -language stations prosper happen, though, we must begin to (and those of your competitors). But Well, in the Urban world, that could much more than Urbans. The practice new ways of thinking. to build a truly accurate portrait of be changed to "demo- top two stations are Think about the things that still your customers and competition, graphics, demograph- Essentially, Hispanic. The Urban make radio exciting to you and your you must go to them directly. If you ics, demographics!" the larger leader, KKBT, is fifth, listeners. Often, it's the unpredictable want to change your station and Essentially, the larger while other Urban events and happy accidents. Will they leave your competitors behind, pool of potential black pool of outlets lag. like this new song? Does this contest change how you relate to your cus- listeners in the metro, KKBT, KJLH, KACE/ offer enough entertainment value to tomers. Build a communications the better the format potential KRTO combined tal- the listeners not playing? Is your new pipeline that reports both good and scores. black listeners lied a 6-share in the morning team providing the right bad stories from customers every Let's look at a tale Winter '98 survey. In amount of information, service, and day. Here's how: of three cities -New in the metro, this book, they scored fun? Does your competitor's morning 1) Call listeners. Talk to a few cus- York, Los Angeles, and the better a total of 5.9 (less show? Do your special events and tomers every day to understand how Washington, D.C. -to than the leading promotions connect with your cus- they're feeling, what they're feeling, see the range of the format Spanish -language sta- tomers? What is it your customers and why they're feeling that way. If Urban's power in this scores. tion), with KKBT pro- really want from you today? We've possible, spread the calls among a latest sweep. viding 3.8 shares of forgotten that the true excitement of group of station managers. Meet New York City: My two former that total. In L.A., the format has a radio starts with what once a week and dis- clients, WBLS and WRKS (Kiss), stable niche and a powerful leader we don't know rather Is your neu' cuss what is on the continue to battle, with the contest (KKBT), but the demographics than with what we do. morning team minds of your listen- getting closer. A year ago, Kiss was don't indicate hig growth ahead. Here's an exercise ers. These reality 40% ahead of 'BIS; now that mar- Washington, D.C.: There's no market to keep you and your providing the right checks could be the gin is just 8%, 12 +. Here's the trend: in America -not a top market, any- staff thinking and amount of difference between 12+ Shams winter '98 hll !I Winter9! way -where Urban is as strong as asking questions. winning and losing. WBLS 2.5 3.7 3.3 in the D.C. area. The top three sta- information, WRKS 4.2 3.8 3.6 Under the heading "I 2) Call a colleague tions for yet another sweep are all know what I know," service, and fun? and ask them what's Kiss is seeing steady erosion in Urban. They combine, 12 +, for make a list of central Does going on. Find out AQH shares. That's happening in over 18% of the total audience issues and facts about your what's working and cume also, where the station has (about three times larger than the your station. The list competitor's not working. Attend lost 100,000 listeners in the last combined shares in L.A.). should include key morning show? your competitor's year. For the second ratings sweep- items like your rat- events. Ask people in 'BLS actually beats Kiss in some stakes in a row, WPGC and WHUR ings and your ratings goals, plus any your target demo probing questions rankers; among adults 18 -34, 'BIS are tied for first, both up to 6.2, strategic moves you're planning about you and your competitor. is up 33% in a year and now ranks 12 +. WKYS stayed hot on their inside the station, any outside mar- sixth in that demo, while Kiss has heels, climbing to 5.8 for a third keting plans, and what you know Always remember that the longevi- declined 18% in the last year and is place finish. your competition is doing. ty of any programming job is usu- back in the pack. 'BIS also now Congrats to all the stars in this Now, under the heading "What I ally connected to your learning has more cume listeners overall Urban spotlight! Good demograph- don't know," pose different scenar- curve. Never rest on your laurels, than Kiss, ahead by over 100,000 ics, combined with shrewd pro- ios -like an increase of competition, and always invest time and energy folks. A most interesting battle! gramming and marketing, provide the loss of your morning show, or the into what you don't know. In the big picture, Urban in New the pinnacle of Urban success. 28 GAV I N May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com 4044,1146, 44, e40,;404.;,. 4r`\ 1v+% -' . ...'41`4 . .. ,.4- V > . Y ,/ ,¡ a - VVy1 l V",V s outk. r,,1 f,vNr Cedric Hollywood, PD /MD, WEDR "This record is a smash!" Derrick Brown, PD, WHQT "Tracie is coming back hard. She's been away for a minute, but she hasn't missed a beat!" Bobby Rush, PD, WZAK I promise you your listeners won't get tired of the new Tracie Spencer." Heartattack, APD/MD, WOW! "The record is HOT!" Helen Little, PD, WUSL "It's phat, in fact it sounds like 4' 4 she never left! Welcome back! 4- + i It's all about you, Tracie! " Michelle Burden, MD, The Doug +4} + Banks Show/ABC Radio Network, "I like this record. It's very strong; 4 it will work on our show." 4 + Vinny Brown, PD, WBLS ' "We've got a good comeback +, 4 4 record. This Tracie record .0 + + sounds really good." + + + 4 * 4 4 + # + + e 46 e a 4 4 + + O 4.' 4 + 4 4 + # 4) 4 4 4 e 4 + 4 4 e`e + + + + e + 4 + 4``.- 4 4 4 *r + + e i 4 + o + +-e4 4 4 4 a 4:= Trace p c er , its all about u 7 r r it.3i,,me) i a E ; - :. a .IIIIV . +,4 P 4 +l + ea * eE 4 + e + e) + 4 e e * * + + es e + # *e+ www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN MOST ADDED URBANE WEST COAST MIDWEST EAST COAST MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" EWOTT +51 R. KELLY +68 "Did You Ever Think" (Jive) MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT +117 "She's A Bitch" (The Gold Mind /Eastwest) "She's A Bitch" (The Gold Mind /Eastwest) FAITH EVANS +26 "Never Gonna Let You Go" FAITH EVANS +E "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Bad Boy/Arista) MAXWELL +116 "Fortunate" (Bad Boy /Arista) )Rockland /Interscope/Columbia) K-CI & JOJO (47) TYRESE +25 "Lately" (RCA) TYRESE +54 "Lately" (RCA) 702 +113 "Where My Girls At ?' (Motown) "Tell Me It's Real" 112 +23 "Anywhere" (Bad Boy /Arista) R. KELLY +103 "Did You Ever Think ?" (Jive) I Rockland/Interscope) DEBORAH COX +52 "It's Over Now" (Arista) KELLY PRICE +20 "It's Gonna Rain" (Island) 1Z. WMCS, WTLZ, KRIZ, WHNR, WHUR, WKGN, MASTER P +44 "B -Ball" (No Limit/Priority) K -CI AND JOJO +91 'Tell Me It's Real" CC, WKPO. KBCE, KAM KUL. KVSP, KJMM, KZWA, WEUP, WZHT. WZFX, WKND. WTMP, WJMI, WPHI. )Rockland /Interscope) WRNB, WBLX, WJTT. KYEA, WYOK, WHET, KKDA, WOWI, KVJM, WAMO, KCEP, WWWZ, WILD, WBLK. WCDX, WIZF, WEHH, WWDM, KJMS, KKBT, WZAK, WFXA, WPEG, WJFX, WEEK KELLY PRICE (42) "It's Gonna Rain" (Island/Mercury) WMCS, WDLT, WFLM, WDZZ, WTLZ, WILD, WOAS. WKGN. WTCC. WKPO, KBCE, KAAQ, KVSP, KJMM, KZWA, WEUP, WGCI, WZHT, WZFX, WKND, WVAZ, WIMP, WJMI. WPHI, WBLX. WJTT, (YEA, WYOK, KK; WOWI, KVJM, WOTJ, WBLK, WCDX, WIZF, WQHH, WHRKKJMSWZAK.WFXA.WPEGWEEK ERIC BENET & TAMIA (42) "Spend My Life" (Warner Bros.) WC...... 1. WMCS, WTLZ, WDAS, WHUR, WKGN, (BCE, KAAQ, KXZZ, KVSP, KJMM, KZWA, WUVA, WEUP WZHT, WKND, WVAZ, WIMP, WJMI, WPHI, WRNB, WBLX, WJTT, WPAL, KYEA. WYOK, KMJD, WOWI, KVJM, WAMO, WDTJ, WBLK, WCDX, WOHN, WWDM, KJMS, WFXA, WPEG, WEEK LIL' CEASE (34) "Play Around" (Untertainment/Epic) WKGN, WKPO, KBCE, KRRO, WDZZ, WTLZ, KVSP, KJMM, KZWA, WZFX, WRXZ, WTMP, WJMI, WPHI, WBLX, WJTT, WPAL, KYEA, WYOK, KKDA, WMNX, WOWI. KVJM, WAMO, WDTJ, WWWZ, WBLK, WCDX, WQHH, WHRK, WWDM, WFXA. WPEG, WQOK MAME (28) SOUTHWEST CAROLINAS /VIRGINIA "Get Ready" (Bad Boy/Arista) SOUTHEAST MARC DORSEY 44 "If You Really Wanna Know' TYRESE +68 " Lately" )RCA) WTLZ, WKGN, WKPO, WDZZ, KVSP, KJMM, KZWA. LAURYN HILL +136 "Everything Is Everything' WEUP, WGCI, WZHT, WZFX, WIMP, WPHI, WJTT, (YEA, (Jive) (Columbia /CRG) ERIC BENET & TAMIA +53 "Spend My Life" WYOK, WMNX, WOWI, KVJM, WAMO, WWWZ, WBLK, R. KELLY +58 "Did You Ever Think ?" (Jive) WORK, WWDM. WZAK, WFXA. WPEG, WEEK KELLY PRICE +109 "It's Gonna Rain" (Island) CHERELLE +55 "Just Tell Me" (Platinum /Power) K -CI AND JOJO +91 Tell Me It's Real" WHITNEY HOUSTON +53 "It's Not Right But It's Okay" )Arista) DRU HILL +53 "You Are Everything" (Island) (Rockland /Interscope) BLACK A/C R. KELLY +88 "Did You Ever Think ?" (Jive) BRANDY +49 "Almost Doesn't Count" (Atlantic) KELLY PRICE +45 "It's Gonna Rain" (Island) FAITH EVANS +78 "Never Gonna Let You Go" FAITH EVANS +46 "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Bad Boy/Arista) (Bad Boy/Arista) URBAN REPORTS ACCEPTED MONDAYS B A.M.-5 P.M. GAVIN STATION REPORTING PHONE: (4 1 5) 495-1990 141 TOPTENSPINZ FAX: (415) 495-2580 MAXWELL "Fortunate" (Rockland/ Interscope /Columbia) 3 BRANDY 'Almost Dnpm't Count" 2082 2334 TYRESE 4 DAVE HOLLISTER ' avorite Girl" 2185 2281 "Lately" (RCA) ERIC BENET & 5 TOTAL mg Home 2160 2223 FAITH EVANS "Georgy Porgy" (Warner Bros.) 6 CHANTE MOORE Chante's Got A Man" 2221 SILK 7 112 2207 2277 "If You (Lovin' Me)" NUMBERONE (Elektra /EEG) 8 TLC 2193 2416 JESSE POWELL MAXWELL 9 K -CI AND JOJO 1924 2467 "Fortunate" "You" (Silas /MCA) Red=Spinz last week (Rockland 'Interscope, 10 ERIC BENET AND FAITH EVANS 1923 2495 Black =Spinz this week Columbia) 30 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com Executive Prod _Jr=EJ'E,H II G-1 ff IF Trae1 E. Edm Fl ds. EW singlE & MilthaEl Mc r) Li i V 1.1 3, from their sElf-ti debut album and Catch 3rd Storee o .r.11 Nickelodeon "All frl EA" Ej the follow-up to the hit 'if EvEr" Coming to a city rJJy jjI ProducEd by JamiE Hawkins for Mookaman Productions. Inc and RL for Uh Oh EntErtainment Inc . www.3rdstoree.com www.yabyumrecords.com www.elektra.com On Yab Yum/Elektra compact discs and urplog casset-es 1111-L.<1 1.4 1%1;1111 . 4,1.999 tad `tom Records'. a Joint enture sed of Yab Vum Entertainment. Inc and EEGCO. L.L C. Mira Management of 3rd Stone kAcrluém for Aztec Entertainment. Inc. Managemer t of Lir Man by MI-La Entertainment Group/Consultant David M. Erlic www.americanradiohistory.com RAP. HIP-HOP Miami's Deep Impact: 2 Confabs In One BY JANINE COVENEY At age 13 (XIII), it seems the Impact nizers have discovered. Impact's moratorium on stickers and venues are likely to play host to SuperSummit has developed a dual Which isn't to say that on a profes- fliers, usually handed out by street large-scale, rap -only events, which is personality. There's the Impact sional level, the conference wasn't teams. Hotel cleanup costs for litter unfortunate. It remains to be seen Convention that, as always, draws good-it was. Strong panels were and property damage are too high, how Impact and other trade gather- the top executives from the radio presented for mixshow DJs, urban say organizers; despite the new ings will handle and serve the needs and record industries, and presents radio programmers, video show pro- rules, street teams were still in of the growing hip -hop presence that thought- provoking panels, slickly grammers, and those interested in effect, with numerous handouts still is so vital to the record industry now. mounted artist showcases, and elab- music publishing. And Impact con- landing on the hotel carpets. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE orate promotional events for profes- tinued to be the place for retailers to Should Impact and other industry l)J Mecca from WHCR -New York sional colleagues. Then there's the gather, with several private meetings trade conventions consider staging a receiving an Impact Award for Rap youth-oriented, hip -hop sound - and a panel session following a separate event for the hip -hop corn- DJ of the Year; Motown's star -stud- tracked, after -dark Impact gathering retail- oriented keynote speech by munity? Some say yes, that the exec- ded Saturday evening showcase, that draws scores of hopeful young PolyGram sales exec Jim Caparro. utive level R &B programmers and where president Kedar Massenburg entrepreneurs, singers, rappers, DJs, Inspirational author Iyanla Van Zandt promotion execs and the new managed to wrangle schedules and and hangers-on in a mad crowd that offered valuable wit and wisdom school rap programmers, artists, egos enough to present live perfor- congests the lobby, the bar, the pool about career and relationships to a street teams, and indie label owners mances from Chico DeBarge, the area, the hotel entrance, and even breakfast -time crowd, and non -profit have different priorities and Temptations, Brian McKnight, the street in front of the main hotel, organization IAAAM presented an lifestyles. Others say that in the Grenique, Profyle, India Arye, Will which this year was Miami Beach's executive consortium that focused interest of solidarity, exchanging Downing, and Smokey Robinson all Fontainebleu Hilton Hotel. on financial viability and planning for ideas, and providing professional in one night; lunching with jazz leg- The Impact Convention today the industry and beyond. networking opportunities through- end Joe Sample and vocalist Lalah bears both the proud distinction and Beyond Impact editor Jackie out all corners of the business, hip- Hathaway, thanks to Verve /GRP; and the troublesome reputation of being Paul's now -traditional panel meet- hop should not be separated from watching a panel of commercial the biggest R&B industry confab in ing for mixshow DJs to blow off R &B, particularly since hip -hop is urban radio programmers and label the business. According to some steam and exchange advice, the the predominant force driving the VPs battle it out over issues like track sources, attendance was up by at serious hip -hop agenda was gener- music industry right now! date visits, paper adds, second single least 200 more registrants than last ally after hours, with several Many of the rap -only conclaves play, at the Radio Vs. Records ses- year, an increase that demanded labels -including Tommy Boy, have suffered from an association sion moderated by WGCI OM Elroy organizers shut down registration Penalty, Bad Boy, and Gee Street- with violence, which means fewer Smith and Jive Senior VP Larry Khan. and not take walk -ups at the site. offering off-site parties and enter- Crowding now becomes the dubi- tainment. A key difference in the Enter The Dru ous price of fame, as Impact's orga- rules at this year's conference was Janine Says "Peace, Out" to Gavin As you may have heard, GAVIN has wrapped a major agreement with Mediabase for the inclusion of monitored radio information on its charts. With electronically monitored spins, a more accurate charting for tracks in the Top 40, Urban, Rhythm Crossover, A /C, and Urban A/C for- mats is now possible.This exciting development means that there are some ongoing changes taking place at the magazine in terms of how it covers its musical formats, including hip -hop. Right now, Mediabase does not have a rap -only radio panel. GAVIN will continue to present chart information from our contributing panel of commercial and non -commercial rap stations, but there will be a def- inite shift in editorial coverage. As of this issue, I will no longer be the hip -hop editor at GAVIN. Thank you for your continued support of GAVIN. I hope that all of you in the hip -hop community will continue to support the magazine that It's all about the view from the Hill, as members of Dru Hill and the has long supported the music as it goes through some necessary corn - Island/Def Jam staff celebrate the addition of Dru Hill to the Island/Def petitive adjustments. Please watch this space for further news and Jam roster pictured II-r): are Kevin Liles, president of Island/Def Jam developments regarding this magazine's coverage of the hip -hop world. Records; Dru Hill members Woody, Nokio, and Sigo; Lyor Cohen, CEO, -JANINE COVENEY Island.Def Jam; Angela Thomas, VP of marketing, Island/Def Jam; Kevin 11111E7- Peck, Dru Hill manager; and Dru Hill member Jazz. 32 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com MOST ADDED LW Tw Spins Diti 2 1 GANG STARR - Full Clip /Dwyck (Noo TrybeNirgin) 2ás +3á Still grabbing adds with 130 people on the record and a +335 spins. Unstoppable! 5 2 QNC - Repertoire /Come Correct (D &D Rec. /Gee Street/V2) 1722 +215 REVIEWS lyt Janine Coventi 7 3 MOBB DEEP - Quiet Storm (Loud) 1542 +65 HEAVY D FEAT. 6111111Ì 4 4 PRINCE PAUL - Handle Your Time (Tommy Boy) 1506 -10 EIGHTBALL 9 5 THE GENIUS - Publicity (MCA) 1413 +121 BEATNUTS (73) AND BIG PUN 8 6 DEFARI - Lowlands Anthem (Black Label/Tommy Boy) 1336 +28 QUANNUM (66) "On Point" (Uptown Records) 6 7 LOOT PACK - WhenlmOnDaMic (Stones Throw Records) 1300 -194 It's g(xxl to hear SLICK RICK (45) 14 8 NATURAL ELEMENTS - 2 Tons (Black Label/Tommy Boy) 1255 +276 the original FLOWMASTAS CLICK (25) 10 9 SAUCE MONEY - Foundation '99/What's My Name (Independent) 1180 +28 Overweight Lover öar Pöeti DOMINGO (17) 18 10 WHORIDAS - Get Lifted /Godfathers feat. Xzibit (Blunt Recordings) 1161 +295 hack on the scene 1 11 RUFF RYDERS - What You Want feat. Eve & Nokia (Interscope) 1154 -886 with this head - 3 12 NAUGHTY BY NATURE - Live Or Die (Arista) 1131 -520 nodding and dra- 16 13 JA - Holla Holla (Def Jam /Mercury) 1116 +193 matic grtxlve, featuring those other 13 14 COUNT BASS D - Violatin' (Spongebath) 1048 +1 oversized rhyme rockers Eighthall 20 15 POLYRHYTHM- ADDICTS - Motion 2000 (Nervous) 993 +183 and Big Pun. This track, which bor- 12 16 RAHZEL - All I Know (MCA) 962 -159 rows from an old Bars White grcxlve 15 11 BAMBOO - From The Get Up (Roadrunner) 957 -1 for its snxxxh chugging rhythm, 11 18 BLACK STAR - Respiration Remi( (Rawkus) 878 -266 humps along with Flavor and style, 30 19 RAHSHEED & ILL ADVISED - Internal Affairs (Quake City) 826 +308 using the "you on point? check" cho- The kids are making big noise this week on the chart. rus popularized by A Tribe Called a ;s 22 20 CAM'RON - Let Me Know (Untertainment /Epic) 762 +41 Quest. This is nice intro to Heavy long -awaited new album. 31 21 SWAY & KING TECH - The Anthem (Interscope) 759 +256 19 22 COMMON - 1999 Entertainment) 756 -81 )Rawkus EIGHTBALL & MJG 24 23 APHILLYATION - Dry Tears (Tommy Boy) 723 +39 28 24 NETWORK REPS - Yeah (Nervous) 697 +106 "We Started This" 27 25 HEAVY D. - Don't Stop /On Point (Uptown /Universal) 687 +71 (Suavehouse /Universal) 26 26 DEAD PREZ - Hip -Hop (Loud) 642 +14 Another welcome Its 17 21 ALL NATURAL - O.K. (All Natural Recordings) 622 -288 return to the rap 33 28 BUMPY KNUCKLES - A Part Of My Life (Fat Beats) 619 +180 marketplace is 35 29 EASY MO BEE - Good Life feat. AZ S MACK 10 (Priority) 584 +168 this infamous RADIO SAYS of 25 30 CHILDREN OF DA GHETTO - Wild Side (Priority) 552 -19 teaming Eighthall K M C,. 32 31 CLIPSE - The Funeral (Elektra /EEG) 538 +61 The Ilouston duo remind their 34 32 STYLES OF BEYOND - Many Styles (Hi Ho Records) 518 +99 fans, their peers, and all others that 23 33 BUSTA RHYMES - Party Over Here /Everybody Rise )Elektra /EEG( 500 -193 they are the pre -eminent rap duo - 34 LIL' CEASE - Play Around (Untertainment/Epic) 487 N who helped start that the Southern 36 35 DEVANTE - Can You Get Wit' It feat. Timbaland & Magoo (Priority) 481 +92 rrdcore st Ill, and this bounce - 29 36 JT MONEY - Who Dat? (Priority) 435 -140 AP REPOS ACCEPTED worthy- track is right in the groove 21 37 DEMASTAS - Feel Na Guilt (ffrr /London) 424 -343 Ty4 RBAY 9 .hn4 wrtlt w ltiey e wP.M tor. 38 38 NAS - Hate Me Now feat. Puffy (Columbia /CRG) 392 +18 tuat clR RUFF RYDERS Aan/e iu c l - 39 SLICK RICK - Street Talking /I Own America (Def Jam /Mercury) 383 N 90 tail -Iu 1 4t?r.S bi- FEAT. EVE & NOKIO - 40 701 SQUAD Black Mask (Tommy Boy) 361 N FAX: (41 51 495-25130 "What You Want" (Interscope) GAVIN IS C. ALIN -Not your typical female \1C. LMNO - "Grin & Bear It" (Concentrated Records) A' Eve is real WW iavin.com nir,'.. BEATNUTS °Watch Out Now (Relativity) -Chill Will, We want to know what you think RAIDERMEN - 'Carnivoré (Raidermen Ent.) WCBN- Ann Arbor, MI. about what you see on our pages. CHARLIE BALTIMORE Through Bitches" (Epic) E -mail us at editorial @mail.gavin.com EPMD - -Check 12" (Def Jam) s I S 1 1 9e,,)ess than it wo cost you to do it yourself. MA S ALL REPORTERS ALL TRADES Call Lou Galliani (805) 542 -9999 May 14, 1999 GAV I \ 33 www.americanradiohistory.com TRIPLE A A Books: Triple A Arbitron Triple Winter Highlights, 12+ Monday - Sunday, G a.m.- midnight: Station Summer Fall Winter '98 '98 '99 Gaining and Holding Ground KAEP 6.0 5.3 5.2 KBCO 5.0 5.1 7.0 BY KENT ZIMMERMAN KFFG/FOG (SJ) 2.5 2.2 2.4 KFOG /FFG 2.7 2.7 2.9 The latest Arbitron numbers show nity, going number one 25 -54 adults, San Jose marketplace over the past (SF) KGSR 2.8 3.9 3.8 the Triple A format holding its mud number one 18-34, and number four years, and is a consistent top KINK 3.3 3.5 4.2 and, in some instances, turning in three 12+ 5.1 -7.0; individual dayparts fiver in the 24 -54 money demos. In KKZN 2.0 1.3 1.7 really stellar performances. With the show number ones 25 -54 in mom - addition, KTCZ -Minneapolis, KINK- KMTT 2.4 3.0 2.8 American economy in hyper -growth ings, middays, afternoons, and Portland, KPIG- Monterey /Salinas KPIG 3.8 2.8 2.7 KXST 1.3 1.3 1.4 and the world economy on the weekends. KBCO air talents Oz have enjoyed recent 12+ upward WBOS 2.0 1.7 1.5 morning show host Bret blasts. mend, with industrial and industry Medina, WDOD 8.1 6.6 5.3 consolidation in full swing, and with Saunders, middayist Ginger Havlat, Even those markets that aren't surg- WHPT 2.0 2.2 2.0 the stock market skyrocketing and evening host Deeya all turned in ing at the moment seem to be main- WKOC 2.4 3.2 3.4 towards new highs, American adults, top three performances. taining their audience shares. Top WMMM 4.1 4.6 4.6 WRLT 1.2 .8 1.6 given the chance, seem to be tuning Reflecting on the team effort, biller WXRT- Chicago as well as WTTS Ilnd) 2.8 2.8 2.7 WHPT- Pete, their radios to Triple A. 'BCO PD Dave Benson remarked, KMTT- Seattle, Tampa/St. WVRV 2.7 3.2 3.0 Currently, the Triple A community "Everyone at KBCO works hard to WI'I5- Bloomington/Indianapolis, and WWCD 1.5 1.6 2.5 is abuzz with the performance of maintain the quality our audience KGSR -Austin have only fluctuated a WXRT 2.3 2.6 2.3 KBCO in the Denver /Boulder mar- expects. It's a thrill to see that hand few tenths of a percentage point in ket. With the Peak going hard work reflected in the Arbitron their 12+ numbers. With only a few at the least maintaining-their posi- Alternative and adding Howard process." exceptions (i.e. WBOS -Boston), Triple tions amid fierce and turbulent format Stem (who, just weeks ago, offend- Ratings heat wasn't limited to A stations seem to be improving-or competition. ed the region with remarks follow- Denver. KFOG /KFFG in the Bay ing the Columbine shootings), Area has enjoyed upward 12+ num- KBCO has jumped on the opponu- bers in both the San Francisco and WBOS Draws 100,000 HaiN and Baez 6o Clìmb a Tree listeners to Earthfest ! )a weekend, Bonnie Raitt MAXXAM affiliate) to get up to the On Earth April 29 marked the sixth WBOS Earthfest, which combines live music and Joan Baez climbed what is per- tree. "Visiting Julia Butterfly was one with environmental awareness. One hundred environmental groups haps the world's most famous red- of the most remarkable experience and exhibitors joined Bruce Hornsby, Susan Tedeschi, Melissa Ferrick, wood tree, located 250 Colin Hay, Duncan Sheik, the Push Stars, Michelle Lewis, and the Spin miles north of the Bay Doctors on the Charles River Esplanade. The three and a half mile Area. Julia Butterfly Hill Muddy River is currently a local clean -up target for flood control, has been maintaining a improving water quality, and restoration of park land. 180-foot high vigil on a plywood platform to stop MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber The WBOS on -air Company from cutting staff with Chris Barrons down the 1000 - of the Spin Doctors year old tree known as Luna. Hill has not (Above): Tracy Chapman, Bonnie touched ground Raitt, and Joan Baez at BAM in 500 days, even magazine's 1999 California amid a massive Music Awards, where Raitt mudslide that damaged 30 nearby received the Arthur M. Sohcot Award Susan Tedeschi and homes. for dedication to public service. Bruce Hornsby take a (inset): Julia Butterfly Hill, Raitt, and Raitt and Baez climbed a steep 2- breather backstage mile mountain trail then used a pul- Baez atop Luna the redwood. ley system (constructed in sympathy ut m life," said Baez. to which Rain by the United Steelworkers of added, "To experience Julia's com- America, currently locked out of mitment and love for these forests in their jobs by Kaiser Aluminum, a person was a life changing event." 34 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN Red entries highlight a stronger performance .rFitIPLE than on the combined A3 Lw TW COMBINED Lw TW COMMERCIALA Lw TW NON -COM 1 2 TOM PETTY 8 THE HEARTBREAKERS 'Warner Bros 1 1 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (Warner Bros I 1 1 BETH ORTON 1 2 VAN MORRISON (Virgin) 3 2 SHERYL CROW s'.' 2 2 VAN MORRISON (Virgin) 5 3 BETH ORTON (Arista) 2 3 VAN MORRISON ;Virgin) 4 3 TOM WAITS (Epitaph) MOST ADDED 3 4 WILCO (Reprise) 4 4 WILCO (Reprise) 8 4 BEN FOLDS FIVE 550 Music) , 4 5 SHERYL CROW (A&M) 5 5 BETH ORTON (Arista) 5 5 ROBERT CRAY , : WES CUNNINGHAM (20) 8 6 ROBERT CRAY (Rykodisc) 8 6 JONNY LANG IA&MI 7 6 TON PETTY& THE HEARTBREAKERS (Warner , .) HENRY 7 11 7 , , "Not Enough" (Warner Bros.) I 7 JOE (Mammoth) 7 COLLECTIVE SOUL )Atlantic /Hollywood) OLD 91'S E Including: WRNX, WXRV, WMVY, WERI, 6 B COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic /Hollywood) 10 8 JEWEL .,' antic) 3 8 WILCO (Reprise) WMWV, WNCS, MUSIC CHOICE, WYEP, WXPN, WRLT, KROK, WMMM, KTCZ, WEBX, 9 9 JEWEL (Atlantic) 13 9 ROBERT CRAY (Rykodiscl 10 9 CASSANDRA WILSON 'Blue Note) KRXR KBAC KRSH KFXD KINK. and KNBA 13 10 JONNY LANG (A &M) 12 10 JOE HENRY (Mammoth) 6 10 JOE HENRY (Mammoth) BLEECKER STREET (17) 16 11 BEN FOLDS FIVE (550 Music) 9 11 XTC ITVTI 9 11 !CHRIS SMITHER (Hightone) Greenwich Village in the 60's 15 12 TOM WAITS (Epitaph) 6 12 JOHN MELLENCAMF ri,mumo,a; CRú 12 12 COREY HARRIS (Alligator) (Astor Place) 10 13 CRASH TEST DUMMIES (Arista) 11 13 CRASH TEST DUMMIES (Arista) 13 13 LUCY KAPLANSKY (Red Housel Including: WERU, WEBK, WKZE, WFHB, 11 14 JOHN MELLENCAMP (Columbia /CRG) 15 14 LUCINDA WILLIAMS Jam' 14 BLEECKER Place Recordings) WNRN, WNCW, WFPK, WMKY, WNKU, (Island'De' N STREET (Astor WCBE, WDET, KSUT, KVNF, KUWR, KRCL. 12 15 XTC ITVTI 32 15 SARAH McLACHLAN (Arista 16 15 KELLY WILLIS )Rykodisc) KTAO, and KBSU 23 16 OLD 97'S IElektra /EEG( 28 16 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 14 16 CRASH TEST DUMMIES (Arista) BARENAKED LADIES (12) 18 11 OWSLEY (Giant) 16 17 TWSL EY IG anti 24 17 POI DOG PONDERING 'Plate iechtoi csTomms Boy, "Call and Answer" (Reprise) 11 18 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Island/Der Jam) 14 18 20 18 STEVE EARLE AND THE DEL McCOURY BAND i :.. o: Including: WRNX, WMWV, MUSIC CHOICE, 25 WXPN, KFAN, KTCZ, KUWR, KTAO, KFXJ, 19 NEW RADICALS )MCA) 18 19 NEW RADICALS (MCA) 29 19 FISH TREE WATER BLUES KBSU, KINK. and KNBA 14 20 CESAR ROSAS IRykodisc) 21 20 TOM WAITS (Epitaph) 11 20 -'y :; 5.y :oo.s Eaut SINEAD LOHAN (12) 39 21 SARAH McLACHLAN (Arista) 29 21 BEN FOLDS FIVE (550 Music) 19 21 DAVID SYLVIAN (Virgin) "Whatever It Takes" 22 22 SUGAR RAY (Lava /Atlantic) 22 22 ',1AR'IN SEXTON iii!ria,:ici 39 22 TODD THIBAUD Tool ttlel (Interscope) 20 23 R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 19 23 R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 31 23 THE BONESHAKERS (Point BlankNirginl Including: WBOS, WMVY, WMWV, WNCS, 37 24 TODD THIBAUD (Doolittle) 26 24 OLD 97'S /EEG( 30 24 BLUR . WLPW, WRNR, WVOD, WRIT, KGSR, KBAC, IElektra KTHX ar,d KINK 44 25 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 17 25 SHAWN MULLINS ISMG Columb,al 28 25 OWSLEY (Giant) LENNY KRAVITZ (9) 19 26 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 20 26 SUGAR RAY (Lava /Atlantic) 26 26 THE IGUANAS (Koch) "American Woman" (Virgin) 26 21 TAL BACHMAN (Columbia /CRG) 23 21 TAL BACHMAN (Columbia /CRGI 35 21 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO (Bloodshot) Including: WXRV, WMWV. WRLT, KACV, 29 28 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) 35 28 EVERLASTITumm,Bos 25 28 _ ':l,r,.i,I..% 1,_e: WXRT, KSPN, KTHX, KPCC, and KNWB 34 29 EVERLAST (Tommy Boy) 39 29 TODD THIBAUD (Doolittle) 23 29 THE DAMNATIONS (Sire) 30 30 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 24 30 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 21 30 CESAR ROSAS (Rykodisc) 31 31 SHAWN MULLINS (SMG /Columbia) 31 31 E B KINCL MCAT 15 31 RECORD TO WATCH 28 32 THE CRANBERRIES (Island /DefJam) 41 32 SUSAN TEDESCHI 'Tone Tool Rou^ :erl 42 32 SHERYL CROW r,tyhl, 32 33 SNAKEFARM (RCA) 31 33 G00 G00 DOLLS Parne' Bras 36 33 XTC VT) 40 34 CASSANDRA WILSON (Blue Note) 47 34 PATTY GRIFFIN A &MI 18 34 CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE (Point Blank/Virgin) N 35 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Tone Cool /Rounder) 40 35 THE PUGHSTARS 'Covell 38 35 R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 35 36 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 25 36 SINEAD LOHAN (Interscope) 34 36 ii -',E.' Grateful Dead) 27 37 BLACK CROWES (American) 49 31 THE CRANBERRIES (Island/DefJam) N 31 MARIA MULDAUR (Telarc Blues) 42 38 COREY HARRIS (Alligator) 21 38 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 33 38 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic /Hollywood) 24 39 MOD SQUAD IElektra /EEG) 38 39 NATALIE MERCHANT IElektra /EEG) 21 39 JONATHA BROOKE (Bad Dog) 36 40 B.B.KING (MCA) 36 40 FASTBALL (Hollywood'. 22 40 'An l ",ESTERBERG ICapltoll JUMP, LITTLE CHILDREN 21 41 PAUL WESTERBERG (Capitol) 34 41 BLACK CROWES )American) 46 41 JASON FALKNER IElektra /EEG( "Cathedrals" (Atlantic) 33 42 GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.( 44 42 SNAKEFARM (RCA) 40 42 SNAKEFARM (RCA) An incredible string hand from 50 43 FISH TREE WATER BLUES IBullseye/Rounder) 33 43 MOD SQUAD IElektra /EEGI N 43 TONI PRICE (Sire) North Carolina Art school 41 44 BLUR (Virgin( 46 44 THE OTHER ONES lG-at: N 44 JON CLEARY (Point Blank/Virgin) takes their name (ruin a Sonny 46 45 THE OTHER ONES (Grateful Dead) 42 45 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babel 32 45 HERYL WHEELER (Philo /Rounder) Tern' & Brownie McGhee 41 46 LUCY KAPLANSKY (Red House) - 46 R.L. BURNSIDE (Fat Possum /Epitaph) 43 46 ROSIE FLORES (Rounder) song. Produced by Brad )ones N 41 THE PUSHSTARS (Capitol) 30 41 PAUL WESTERBERG (Capitol) 44 47 CITIZEN KING (Warner Bros.) (lilt Sohulc, l'0 La Tengo. 38 48 CHERYL WHEELER IPhilo/Rounder) 50 48 FISH TREE WATER BLUES (Bullseye/Rounder) 50 48 WILD MAGNOUAS (Metro Blue /Capitol) Imperial Drag 1. 49 49 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees /KOCH) N 49 CASSANDRA WILSON (Blue Note) 49 49 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 48 50 CHRIS SMITHER (Hightone) N 50 COREY HARRIS (Alligator) 41 50 THE CHIEFTANS (RCA) ARTISTPROFILE depending on when you being sober now all the other catch toe. My life was like a songs have been written in anymore. 'u/hen I got blaze and if anything was sobriety. I nican I sung them MELISSA dropped I from Atlantic difficult, my answer was: sober, but it was difficult to FERRICK records) there was a period 'fuck it.' I was in at bar all the put them on the record, that was really difficult for time, for one, and I think I because it was a different life ll.ltl \I. 1irerttbiug 1. \'red me, and I didn't leave my was falling in love at the for me." I.AIII I.: \X'hat Are Records? house that often. I had no time. But I think that certain \I \\ rrr.rl n I °I like that I All li \sI Buston. self esteem. I'm a classic songs on the album represent music is a professional hobby Massachusetts example of an inferiority a period in my life that I for me. That keeps it light Id )A ., I I' A, \ r; I complex with a huge ego. I needed to have on this and fun. Also, I'm way better "I don't need to alo that auo those two things record. I was still rising, and at what I do now. " May 14. 1999 GA\ I N 35 www.americanradiohistory.com EDITORS: KENT /KEITH A3 BOOM ER GRID ZIMMERMAN 1W Title (Label) Spins Treed g iy ac = a acQ a '.<3 ac c 4Z' ><- 4c 4c 4c. ac ac ac ac ac ac- 1 TOM PETTY 8 THE HEARTBREAKERS ',Varner Bros.) 1173 +41 14 37 37 13 3 IS 12 3 26 24 35 24 27 1 15 21 9 It 7 14 3 31 17 11 19 13 7 a 3 14 2 VAN MORRISON (Virgin) 1193 -43 23 3 11 25 I 13 15 3 24 10 27 15 31 10 14 7 12 2 32 16 20 35 12 11 3 22 12 3 MOMTCN (Arista) 932 +19 16 37 14 II 23 16 13 15 13 24 12 7 10 32 9 12 7 3 2 31 11 11 14 9 9 13 5 12 4 WILCO (Reprisal 901 45 15 15 7 6 44 13 15 15 22 23 12 14 12 15 11 16 7 4 2 32 7 14 9 5 I 13 12 5 SHERYL CROW IA&M) 895 -44 23 3 37 12 16 19 6 1123 2223 326 16 32 14 33 19 15 3 11 5 26 14 6 ROBERT CRAY IRykodiscl 109 49 7 14 6 2 11 10 15 13 14 24 12 11 7 11 10 10 4 7 5 3 23 12 15 21 13 1 16 11 10 7 JOE HENRY (Mann:0 652 -24 13 II 6 15 11 16 14 1 11 11 11 10 7 2 27 t 21 12 1 7 12 8 COLLECTIVE SOUL( Atlantic /Hollywood) 646 -56 3 3 n 4 24 II 14 24 10 11 1 5 33 3 14 12 12 9 JEWEL (Atlantic) 624 -13 14 3 1 11 1 II I II 3 21 3 3 15 3 12 11 6 14 10 JONNY LANG IA&M) 553 +7 1 2 17 15 3 24 24 11 11 16 4 II 21 I1 5 6 12 2 14 11 BEN ROLDS RYE (550 Music) 546 +97 31 II 12 II 13 7 11 I1 4 7 16 11 14 1 12 TOMOM(Epitaphl 513 +42 7 6 6 15 11 9 13 7 9 14 5 13 6 17 6 1 1 12 13 CRASH TEST DUMMIES (Arista) 509 -III 9 7 1 11 11 II 23 12 12 11 9 IS 4 32 a 4 t 14 14 JOHN MELLENCAMPIColumbia /CRGI 505 112 3 3 23 17 15 13 3 24 5 12 32 3 15 19 21 1 15 XTC (TVTI 479 -73 15 9 S 14 11 9 t I 1 4 7 2 15 16 7 12 I 3 14 16 OLD VS (Elektra/EEGI 450 +6 33 7 1 11 12 10 14 13 12 9 1 5 3 5 7 I1 9 1 7 6 4 1 17 OWSLEY(GiamI 445 4 19 5 11 11 5 9 5 14 11 7 7 n I 7 14 12 7 17 15 6 7 18 . - ';2A WILLIAMS Ilsland/Def Jam) 432 -10 24 16 13 6 13 9 11 3 10 9 12 a 1 14 19 NEW RADIALS (MCAI 426 41 27 19 6 11 3 6 13 13 21 13 4 12 II S 11 9 19 i 17 13 . 20 R,k3dIsc) 423 41 15 1 7 9 15 9 12 11 1 10 9 1 12 14 10 7 7 3 6 21 SARAH MCLACHIA (Arista) 402 +116 12 n 6 14 3 6 11 13 24 3 9 1 3 7 9 1 5 11 9 22 SUGAR RAY La, a, Atlantic) 392 +4 9 3 15 16 6 6 3 15 5 7 3 5 6 i 10 23 R E M (Warner Bros 1 387 -15 23 19 2 5 I 7 11 9 15 15 11 11 24 TODD THIBAUD 310 +10 / 6 5 13 7 10 1 7 3 7 4 11 9 14 6 t 6 7 25 PAVE MATTHEWS BAND !RCA) 366 +15 22 6 a 2 11 1 17 3 5 9 12 15 14 6 7 3 BRUCE HOHNSBY RCA 365 -51 5 11 7 I1 9 3 12 10 19 14 6 10 27 TAI (Columbia/CRG) 357 +1 13 11 11 9 14 1 5 1 4 7 n 10 21 7 7 0 3 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) 342 -7 14 9 15 23 11 14 12 7 3 7 10 10 11 6 11 14 a )TITOmrMB0Y1 341 +23 11 3 15 14 5 4 16 15 11 30 INDIGENOUSIPachyderml 340 -3 5 12 15 7 II 1 10 9 5 I 6 20 26 1 9 10 4 10 31 SHAWN MULLINS (SMG/Columbia) 329 -10 3 17 15 11 23 3 9 24 5 5 33 15 11 12 21 32 THE CRANBERRIES IIsIand/DelJaml 319 -30 13 6 1 13 5 29 7 1 1 33 SNAKEFARMIRCAI 311 15 5 1 11 5 4 9 / 5 21 9 5 5 34 CASSANDRA WILSON , 308 .15 7 1 9 13 10 5 10 12 5 35 SUSANTEDESCHI k.Aderl 300 NEW 3 5 a3 S i 4 9 21 5 t 4 15 24 5 1 3 36 ANI D FRANCO!Righteous Basel 300 -1 1 5 10 7 7 5 I 4 25 15 12 5 37 BLACK CROWES(American) 3W 45 11 4 11 II 5 12 10 11 4 5 15 11 38 COREY HARRIS IAII gator) 297 +13 5 1 9 3 5 6 5 7 5 39 MOD SQUAD IElektra /EEG) 295 i 16 S 15 11 6 5 V 14 13 5 40 B B KING IMCAI 292 -9 11 14 14 13 6 14 9 4 12 15 19 12 6 1 10 12 41 PAUL WESTERBERG (Capitol) 289 -101 9 5 12 11 12 5 2 12 5 6 II 5 6 10 5 42 GOO G00 DOLLS (Warner Bros I 286 -35 13 11 a 11 43 RSH TREE WATER BLUES IBullseye/Rounderl 285 +43 9 5 7 I1 11 11 1 44 BLUR IVIrg r 210 41 14 16 13 1 5 7 14 7 15 45 THE OTHER ONES (Grateful Dead) 261 +6 6 9 5 11 7 14 11 4 11 4 I 12 46 LUCY KAPLANSKY Had House) 261 +6 t 5 9 7 10 2 5 11 11 10 47 THE PUSHSTARS (Capitol) 254 NEW 3 6 3 9 7 3 16 9 I I 11 5 48 CHERYL WHEELER IPhilo/Rounderl 252 -46 17 16 9 2 22 6 5 3 10 49 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCHI 237 4 3 lI t 9 5 11 a i 11 I 50 CHRIS SMITHER IHightonel 23 44 10 10 10 10 9 5 11 protecaozatotoo wanna know From the album Photograph Smile Going for adds now! UN IVU SAL Contact: Libow Unlimited (212) 888 -0987 36 t 14, /999 www.americanradiohistory.com A? BOOMER SPINS in RED are ADDS S" h 'U ti m W Artist Title (label) 3 3 3 4 I 3 s TOM PETTY 8 THE HEARTBREAKERS Warner Bros.) 21 a 15 11 21 31 6 12 12 7 24 13 n a 15 15 24 IS 12 1/ IS a i 11 VAN MORRISON (Virgin) 2 21 5 10 31 9 16 a 1 12 / 16 5 15 10 a 13 16 15 16 27 a 23 21 31 ! Eli T (Ms a) 2 3 ! ! 11 9 15 21 31 11 6 12 1 12 15 a 11 15 15 a 11 7 ! n n 1! 11 11 S WILCO (Reprise) 10 3 9 13 21 a 10 4 12 5 12 16 17 16 16 15 a a a 17 12 a 24 17 5 SHERYL CROW (ABM) 1 21 4 2 31 4 a 12 24 14 a 5 21 n 33 11 a 5 11 NINITJM (Rykodisc) 2 6 11 S 14 21 n 5 7 12 5 6 7 17 12 16 15 10 15 u 5 4 ! JOE HENRY (Mammoth) 2 7 1 ! 14 1 a ! 3 12 11 1! 15 4 7 12 16 15 24 11 15 12 11 3 11 13 COLLECTIVE SOUL (AllanticiHollywood) 21 5 11 a / 14 ! 11 17 31 1! 16 5 JEWEL (Mantic) 21 5 n 7 15 24 11 11 7 11 27 n a i {N (ABM) 1 6 6 11 21 15 12 a 6 1! 15 16 23 11 5 (55o Music) 1 1 1 n a 4 5 1 3 12 1 1 15 a 15 5 13 a n n / 101 322115 (Epitaph; 2 6 1 15 14 a ! 16 12 7 12 6 9 11 7 11 1 15 5 10 ! 2 11 12 CRASH TEST DUMMIES (Msta) 2 5 1! a 12 S 15 a 13 14 11 15 a 15 13 12 S 5 JOHN MELLENCAMP (Cotumbia/CRG) 21 23 ! 6 15 21 15 15 11 5 XTC (P/T) 1 a / 1 31 4 5 i 14 14 13 4 3 12 11 1! 12 12 i n 5 6 410 971 (Elektra/EEG) 2 11 6 21 a 5 1 5 1 10 16 a 6 12 13 12 3 4 1 1111111 (Giant) 5 ! 3 21 a 4 7 u u 5 15 17 5 21 15 12 1 15 11 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Island/Del Jam) 6 1 14 a 14 10 a 15 17 13 6 13 S 5 1 EV I CMA (MCA) 1 5 13 5 7 12 11 5 12 13 5 11 16 4 4 CESAR ROSAS (Rykodisc) 6 3 6 a 4 4 4 12 5 ! 7 a 11 6 24 5 5 11 iMil dACAI(Arista) 1 2 6 7 1 7 7 11 34 13 14 14 5 010111 MY (Lava/Atlantic) 3 31 16 13 31 27 4 / R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 1 21 S 2 13 17 14 15 14 1 12 14 11 14 4 TUNT (Doalittlet 11 11 31 4 4 1 6 7 11 11 4 5 16 5 3 E (RCA) 6 3 7 5 ! n M 1 11 / 3 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 1 7 1 11 16 1 10 10 15 7 11 5 3 jl s (ColumbiatCRG) 11 15 3 4 11 a 1 11 11 1 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) 15 10 16 17 11 a 22 15 4 LY A T (Tommy Boy) 1 11 p a INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 7 5 9 1 7 5 a 16 1 4 SHAWN MULLINS (SMG/Columbia) 2 1 12 1 13 4 THE CRANBERRIES (tstand/DetJam) 1 7 7 6 a 11 n 15 1! 11 7 SNAKEFMM (RCA) 2 3 13 a 4 3 1 5 1 12 13 15 12 1 15 7 5 =Mir( (Blue Note) 2 11 9 15 1 a 6 7 12 1 12 7 1 4 12 4 6 1 4 iáAl_lt dl (Tone Cool/Rounder) 4 5 17 15 5 4 11 / 4 MI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 2 9 1 a 7 6 5 16 / 10 12 a 4 7 BLACK CROWES (American) 4 1 13 11 i 17 12 4 6 COREY HARRIS Alligator) ! ! 13 14 11 4 15 1 4 12 7 7 6 17 16 3 12 ! 4 5 MOD SQUAD (Elektra/EEG) 5 4 / 11 17 3 1 a 11 B B KING (MCA) 1 11 ! 11 13 15 1 12 12 PAUL WESTERBERG (Capitol) 11 5 a 4 1 5 12 11 11 1 15 24 11 3 GOO GOO DOLLS iWarner Bros 1 a 5/ 17 4 15 5 FISH TREE WATER BLUES (Bullseye/Roundw) 2 4 11 13 a 4 11 4 7 a 11 4 3 11 i 2 1 3 S a 4 4 3 I1 1 16 / 14 ! 7 THE OTHER ONES (Grateful Dead) 1 7 3 7 a 1 4 S 1 11 16 i 12 S LUCy KAPLANS y Red House) 2 5 6 11 14 a 6 1 7 12 7 13 4 6 15 6 THE PUSHSTARS (Capitol) 1 11 7 1! 30 1 1 ! 3 11 I 13 5 2 15 4 CHERYL WHEELER (Philo/Rounder( 6 4 4 7 12 a 7 12 11 5 / 5 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCH) 1 5 5 i 11 6 5 7 16 6 12 15 1 1 CHRIS SMITHER (Hightone) 9 15 14 6 3 4 5 12 5 5 16 15 6 6 1 mate but grandiose family portrait I'm shy when it nails "Let's Get Together," the REVIEWS with beautiful string -like comes to tributes Youngbloods hit penned by Dino THE PUSH STARS Chamberlain work by Jon Brion. and compilations, Valenti. Leonard Cohen fans will After the Party (Capitol) Aside from "Any Little Town" and but this one also admit that John Cale and Buffalo-born, "Meet Me on Main Street, there are stepped right out Suzanne Vega did "So Long, Boston -bred Chris spirited spoken wordish/rappy of the box. Marianne" extremely proud. Trapper took to entries like "Drunk Is Better Than Performers were paired with writing songs in Dead" and "Cash." We're so smitten songs and from there, the musical order to commu- by Trapper's songwriting, honestly, romances unfold. Chrissie Hynde 1. SARAH McLACHLAN +106 nicate with this disc has melted onto the trans- set her sights on Tim Buckley's 2. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND +99 friends and family. After five port system of my trusty Magnavox "Morning Glory" while Ron 3. BEN FOLDS FIVE +97 years of lighting up the Northeast CD machine. From the opening Sexsmith finally and officially 4. TODD THIBAUD +80 "Any Little Town" to the concluding acknowledges Tim Hardin with club scene, and after a couple of 5. SUSAN TEDESCHI +72 independent releases, he and his "Cadillac," this is great music, the "Reason to Believe." Paul Brady band signed to Capitol and record- kind of music picky holdouts like ed After the Party, a celebration of you and me so righteously deserve. a dozen songs, one quarter deep in SINEAD LOHAN (Interscopel KELLY WILLIS 'i,kndlsrl BLEECKER STREET airplay potentials. Produced by Jack THE BONESHAKERS (Point BlankNirgin) CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE (Point BlankNirgin) Joseph -Puig (Verve Pipe) and Gavin Greenwich Village in the 60's PATTY GRIFFIN (1) COLIN HAY - r - n Music Group) MacKillop (Toad the Wet Sprocket), (Astor Place Recordings) P0l DOG PONDERING (Plate Techtonics/Tommy Boy) COLIN JAMES IElektra /EEG) the trio rips through a series of Like a day old newspaper blowing WES CUNNINGHAM (Warner Bros.) BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise) autobiographical scenarios of work- down Bleecker Street...or was it THE DAMNATIONS, tx (Sire) TRAIN (Aware /Columbia) ing class life and love. Our favorite, MacDougal? Was it Kerouac or "Cinderella," for instance, is an inti- Cohen who wrote that? Usually DAVID WILCOX (Vanguard) BLEECKER STREET (Aston Place) May 14, 1999 GAV1N 37 www.americanradiohistory.com ALTERNATIVE and sells their shoes; HMV, a record retailer, sells CDs; and we have an Main extreme clothing store called Beyond the Stage: Scream, which sells the Caffeine brand and brings a half-pipe for boarders to give an exhibition," McMorris reports. More Than Meets the Ears K -Rock also provides a technolo- BY RICHARD SANDS gy tent, "So we can put all of our online providers in one area. One Festival season is upon us. Some of a "Trancemissions" techno tent, vir- shares, "We have booths from all cool thing that listeners can check the spring shows have already tual realtiy rides, amusements, and five of the charities that are benefi- out here are photos coming from come and gone, but a number of various crafts. "The HFStival has ciaries of this show, so our audi- backstage. the biggies are waiting in the wings. always been such a great day for ence can learn more about where "Programming oversees this As in years past, many shows boast everyone involved. Every year we their money is going." event, because it is for our listeners similar line -ups; this year, overlap- try to make it better than the year and it is very lifestyle -driven, but it ping artists include Red Hot Chili before," Benjamin explains. "This WXRK -NEW YORK is also a great opportunity for the Peppers, Silverchair, Offspring, milestone tenth year will be the "We were very pleased to sell out our sales department as far as revenue Live, Goo Goo Dolls, Blink 182, best one yet!" show in just one day," says K-Rock enhancement." Orgy, and about a dozen others. Director of Marketing Kathi McMorris Actually, it's kind of like ordering Q- 101 -CHICAGO of the "Dysfunctional Family Picnic," WBCN- BOSTON from an Americanized Chinese This year marks the fifth for Q- which is quickly becoming a New The River Rave will take place menu. Take one band from column 101; Jamboree '99 takes place \l:n this year on May 30 at the A, two from Column B, and 22 at the New World Music 20,000-capacity Tweeter Center presto -you have a Radio Festival! Theater, an outdoor amphi- or Performing Arts, and But rather than focus on which theater with a capacity of according to WBCN VP of bands are playing where, let's go some 30,000. "Beyond the Programming Oedipus, "The behind the scenes to find out what, main stage," says Q -101 show has long been sold- besides the music, will be going on Promotion Manager Keith ¡ out." Unlike K-Rock, Oedipus at this year's fests. Sgariglia, "we'll also have a does plan a second stage. second stage that is coordi- "Plus there also will be a WHFS-WASHINGTON, D.C. nated with the first, so no 'Combat Zone,' he continues. Often called the granddaddy of all two acts ever overlap." To "In the past we've had radio music fests, this year's tenth prevent a crush of people the Gyroscope, Dunk HFStival is bigger than ever. The travelling between stage Tank, and much more. station has moved the show from its areas, the station broadcasts This year we'll have all long -time home at RFK Stadium in music from the second stage sorts of fun and games as Washington to the "state of the art" hack to the lawn in front of diversions for the audi- PSINet Stadium in Baltimore, main- the main stage. ence." One of the diver- ly because of the greater capacity. The station works hard to sions that makes the River Rave PSINet, home of the NFL's make sure this is a full day of York institution. "We do our show at special is the Rave Tent: "We have Baltimore Ravens, can host over fun for its audience. "This is a lis- the Jones Beach Amphitheater, and if brought in some of the biggest DJs 75,000 ravenous HFS listeners, a 25 tener -driven event," Sgariglia says, you never have been there, it literal- in the country," explains Oedipus, percent increase over past years. "but it is also a huge revenue ly is at the beach," she says. "We "including DJ Rad, Todd Terry, Can the long -time Alternative sta- builder. We sell a lot of booths to encourage K -Rock listeners to make Liquid Todd, and DJ Jynx." tion sell that many tickets? "We sold our clients, and this is a great way an entire day of it, going to the beach One of the ways BCN lets its out the show in 88 minutes," says for them to get directly involved in the morning, and then staying into entire audience get up -close with PD Robert Benjamin. "That's faster with our audience-this way we the evening for everything else we the artists for River Rave is the than ever before, with more tickets not only give them the ears of our put on." CyberTent, where listeners on -site than ever before." audience, but also the eyes as well." K -Rock does not offer a second and at home can log on, check out The HFStival has always been In order to increase revenues, the stage at its festival, but there are photos, and communicate with about more than just the music. station also sells corporate sponsor- rides and attractions. "In the past bands that participate. In addition This year, the day-long affair will ships. "This year, the show is spon- we've had everything from sumo to all that, Oedipus offers, "We have feature the main stage, of course, sored by Mountain Dew, which will wrestling, jousting, and giant slides a Lifestyle Midway, which is where but also a second stage in the outer provide sampling, Dairy Queen, to obstacle courses," McMorris says. we have the retailers and vendors." area. In addition the two music Killians Red, and Doctor Martens, Plus, there's the "Festival Area," Asked whether River Rave is a lis- stages, Benjamin has gathered who sponsor our second stage," with tented booths that are sold to tener-event or a sales- driven event, together an amazing cornucopia of according to Sgariglia. Another of advertisers, allowing clients to the legendary programmer respond- diversions for his audience. the attractions for the audience is directly market their products to the ed, "This is a promotional vehicle for Included in the other attractions are public service in nature. Sgariglia showgoers. "Doc Martens sets up the radio station." 'Nuff said. 38 GAV I N May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com Btd: 99.. The Ultimate Celebrity Auction First Auction and the T.J. 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Martell Foundation, finding better treatmeits ani cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. © 1999 rcernt Shoppi ig Network AI Rig its Reset-wed. www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN MOST ADDED ALTERNATIVE LW NI Sins DiM. 1 1 LIT - My Own Worst Enemy (RCA) 2551 -52 3 2 CITIZEN KING - Better Days (Warner Bros.) 1971 +55 2 3 FATBOY SLIM - Praise You (Astralwerks) 1958 -185 4 4 NO DOUBT - New (Trauma/Interscope) 1125 -98 6 5 SUGAR RAY - Falls Apart (Geffen) 1101 +69 R 1 C 1 6 EVERLAST - Ends (Tommy Boy) 1648 +31 LENNY KRAVITZ (40) 19 7 SMASH MOUTH - Allstar ( Interscope) 1641 +650 FOR THE RECORD American Woman (Virgin) 16 8 BLINK 182 - What's My Age Again? (Cargo/MCA) 1602 +368 Things are good for Including: CFNY, KHLR, KLZR, KTEG, WKRL. WXEG, Blink's "What's My Age Again "... blink and you might miss the climb to #8... lately Aaron WNFZ. KACV, UTE, KOXR, WEQX, WOBK, WBRU. KPNT Axelsen. The LIVE 105-San 5 9 CREED - One -up) 1580 -148 KDGE, WOST, WPBZ. WHIG, WXAK, WXRT, KFTE. (Wind Francisco All) is the host of the WHMP. WBCN, WMAD, KLYY, WOSC, WNNX, KRZO. 9 10 ORGY - Blue Monday (Reprise) 1484 -40 KEDJ. WLIR, WEND. WJSE, WPLA, WWDX, WKOX. electronic -oriented 'Subsonic," and 10 11 KORN - Freak On A Leash (Immortal/Epic) 1438 -43 WFNX, WKRD. WPLY, WAVF, CAM the new music show "Soundcheck... 8 12 COLLECTIVE SOUL - Heavy (Atlantic) 1432 -111 PEARL JAM (20) Last Friday night at midnight, 15 13 HOLE - Awful IDGC) 1356 +19 Last Kiss (Epic) Reprise Pres Klein stopped 11 14 SILVERCHAIR - Anthem for the Year 2000 (Epic) 1226 -129 Howie Including: CFNY, KHLR, KIIR, WGBD, WXEG. KNRK. by to world premiere the new Filter, VOBK, KPNT, WHIG, KFTE, WXRT, WHMP, KROX, 27 15 PEARL JAM - Last Kiss (Epic) 1177 +460 VNNX, KWOD. KRZO, WLIR. KTBZ. WKRO. WAVF Pearl Jam's 'Last Kiss" smacks a wet one at the I15 spot-.. "welcome to the Fold," as well as play the CHEMICAL BROTHERS (13) 18 16 LOW FIDELITY ALL STARS - Battle Flag (Independent) 1108 +107 amazing new Arkama, and Let Forever Be (Astralwerks) 11 17 BEN FOLDS FIVE - Army (550 Music) 1102 +55 darkly Alec' Videodrone. It was all Including: CFNY. WOXY, WKRL, KWIC, WMAD, KLYY, 14 18 OFFSPRING - Why Don't You Get A Job? (Columbia /CRG) 998 -281 ver)' cool, says Axelsen. Here are WMY tSE KWOD, KRZO. WLIR, KSPI, WKOX 20 19 PAPA VEGAS - Bombshell (RCA) 996 +72 some more of the songs he is cru- SHOOTYZ GROOVE (9) 12 20 THE CRANBERRIES - Promises )Island /DefJam) 962 -378 sading right now: L Train (Reprise) 13 21 GOO GOO DOLLS - Dizzy (Warner Bros.) 949 -316 Including. KACV, WOBK. WBRU, WOST, WGBD. WLIR, WJSE WILY KMYZ 24 22 GODSMACK - Whatever (Republic/Universal) 825 +24 MOBY BEASTIE BOYS (8) 25 23 GARBAGE - When I Grow Up (Almo /Interscope) 812 +38 "Body Rock" (V2) Negotiation Limerick File 23 24 BETH ORTON - Stolen Car (Arista) 810 -2 I hú unk rurk.,, :Ind has enough (Grand Royal/Capitol) 26 25 KID ROCK - Bawitdaba (Lava /Atlantic) 803 +29 edge to really break through," cludin KTEG. WGBD, KACV. WEDX. KMAJ. KRZQ 21 26 ROB ZOMBIE - Living Dead Girl (Geffen) 763 -68 Axelsen tells me. WHFS and KI)GE MEJE, KMYZ 33 27 EVE 6 - Open Road Song (ACA) 711 +106 in a month early-! 36 28 FUEL - Jesus Or A Gun (550 Music) 660 +105 31 29 OLEANDER - Why I'm Here (Republic /Universal) 656 +29 LUSCIOUS JACKSON 32 30 Think 636 MIKE NESS - Don't Twice (Time Bomb) +21 Ladyfingers RADIO SAYS 38 31 ECONOLINE CRUSH - All That You Are (X3) (Restless) 628 +108 (Capitol) 29 32 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - Denise (Atlantic) 623 -47 Aaron says, ''l'hi.s i, 22 33 DANGERMAN - Let's Make A Deal 583 -233 ( ?) a really good song. 37 34 BUCKCHERRY - Lit Up 571 +48 (DreamWorks) It's hip, got an 30 35 MARILYN MANSON - Rock Is Dead (Nothing /Interscope) 533 -95 i .. edge with enough 28 36 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crush (RCA) 531 -172 of a balance to he a big hit." 9 41 37 TAXI RIDE - Get Set (Sire) 516 +32 42 38 SPLENDER - Yeah, Whatever IC2 /CRGI 489 +1 BOUNCING SOULS 35 39 EVERLAST - What It's Like (Tommy Boy) 486 -81 " ¡Ole! (Epitaph) 40 BEASTIE BOYS - Negotiation Limerick File (Grand Royal /Capitol) 451 N MIKE NESS According to Axelsen, "An 34 41 CAKE - Sheep Go To Heaven (Capricorn) 386 -186 Don't Think Twice" Offspring-esque novelty song. This 42 FREESTYLERS - Here We Go (Mammoth) 380 N (Time Bomb Recordings) is gonna he a jock anthem. A one - 43 43 DOVETAIL JOINT - Level On The Inside (Columbia /CRG) 317 -72 "Michigan is really conserva- listen record." 44 TRAIN - Meet Virginia (Aware /Columbia) 376 N tive, so we have to pick 'cm 40 45 MY FRIEND STEVE - Charmed (Mammoth) 310 -119 carefully. I am just a huge, ALTERNATIVE REPORTS 46 OFFSPRING - The Kids Aren't Alright (Columbia/CRG) 369 N huge fan of Mike Ness. This ACCEPTED THROUGH TUESDAYS 47 47 SHADES APART - Valentine (Independent) 362 +19 one winds grc:u on -the- ;sir!" a A.M.-3 P.M. 44 48 DDT - Walkabout (Elektra /EEG) 360 -30 -Margot Smith WGRD -Grand Rapids GAVIN STATION REPORTING 49 LEN - Steal My Sunshine (Sony) 357 N PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 50 JOYDROP - Beautiful (Tommy Boy) 333 N FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 PICTUREF'AFiAUt Okay, so you don't need a press photos in Ever wonder why you read so much agent to get your Gavin. What you do need do is about Mancow all the time? For to send your photos. As much as example, the latest is that he wrote we'd like to, we don't have a a letter to the editor of the Chicago photographer we can send to all Sun Times. Then all the other news- events. One station papers, and trade mags write about your station that is smart about chronicling that. What gives? Duh. He has his their artist visits with pictures is own press agent! But with me, that WXRK -New York. Marie kinda PR never works. I'd never fall Rodrigues sends me stuff all the for all that, and print the guys name, time. That works. I print their or his picture. Ever. And I certainly pictures. Like this one with wouldn't print a photo of him with a Collective Soul. guy named Turd. 40 (ùAyIN .1ial' ). /')()c) www.americanradiohistory.com ACTIVE ROCK ACTIVE ROCK REPORT: Sizing Up Active Rock BY ANDY COOPER One size does not fit all' of new music. We don't play much she explains. because my competition is playing The intrinsic similarities and gold; our gold is '90s- based. It real- Another unique situation exists in the lighter stuff like Fleetwood Mac numerous differences facing Active ly depends on what the listener Yakima. Wash., where KATS, which and Supertramp- records that we Rock programmers in large, medi- thinks. If you come from the point targets males 25 -44. has no real stay away from." um, and small markets vary consid- of view that 'Hey you're playing direct competition. PD Ron Harris erably, depending on several fac- Metallica -could you play Pantera?,' says he is able to hang onto his KEEPING THE CORE tors. There are, however, certain then we're a Rock station. But if upper demo by playing the harder - How do these stations attract and keywords and phrases that all you, come from the point of view, edged classics that mix well with keep their P1 listeners? WAAF- Active Rock stations appear to have 'Hey they're playing Fatlxxy Slim, the newer songs. They also like to Boston's Dave Douglas says it best: in common: aggressive and pas- why don't you play Portishead ?' stay more aggressive at night. "It "I'm not crazy enough to think that sionate: exciting, hot, skews male, then we're an Alternative station. allows me to target my older demo I have the ability to lock in my Pls and "very active promotionally." We all straddle one or more of the When asked the definition of charts that are imposed on us by Active Rock in his market, WAAF- record companies, by the industry. Boston Program Director Dave and by ourselves." Douglas simply states, "We are." Very few stations are pure for- Turn Your Head and Cough Dave's key demos include "adults mats, Trexler continues. "Right There have been numerous nega- this. Douglas maintains. 18-34, primarily male." now, we're more Alternative/Active tive reports on the health and "Compared to its impact, it doesn't WAAF is "extremely healthy and Rock. We're not as Active as New future of Active Rock-most get the kind of attention in growing," Douglas reports, noting York, but we're heading in that notably in the April 23 issue of (ISA deserves. Rock's lack of respect that the station is considered by direction. Most of Active Rock's Today -and many programmers in runs so deep, hut all I can worry many to be one of the country's hottest songs are Alternative the format are growing concerned. about is making this station prof- premiere Active Rock stations. "I crossover. It's more difficult for "The problems are far too itable and successful." feel very fortunate we live in the straight -ahead rock stations because numerous to mention," says WAAF- "This is the type of market where kind of region that embraces what their core artists are not offering the Boston PD Dave Douglas. "First of we can be aggressive, but have to we do," he says. "On a national greatest music. The most exciting. all, heads of record companies all be very careful that we don't alien- level, I think that there are only a passionate music is within the come from Top 40 backgrounds. ate the guy who might be trying us handful of true Active Rock sta- Active Rock/Modern Rock genre. We know that Top 40 sells a lot of from the Classic Hits station," says tions in America. Active rock to me My job is to own 18 -34, particularly records, but there's nobody in the KATS -Yakima PD Ron Harris. "If I is aggressively breaking new 18 -24 year-old men." fold who has any knowledge of play a new record, I'll make sure artists, championing new music, Traditionally, Austin is a very rock that can communicate about it I'm following it up with what I call and having an impact on both active rock music market. At intelligently. Second, cloning is a 'safety net' record. If the newer record sales and people's lives KROX's sister station KLBJ, MD symptomatic of a couple of leaders record scared them little hit, I'll beyond the music." Loris Lowe says it's difficult to and a huge number of followers. have that familiar 'safety net' that define just what Active really Through the decades you can see nobody's afraid of." UNDERSTAND AND LISTEN means. "If you look at the Active it over and over again. The upper end of the demo tends One of the keys to this is format Rock chart, there are a lot of bands -You have department heads that to be more wary of some of the understanding your listeners, that we're not playing, like Marilyn come from Alternative, who think new music being released, Harris Douglas continues. "You become Manson, Korn, and Rob Zombie," they have a clue about the land- observes. "Keeping that in mind, I one with them...you're not telling she says. "Then you go to the main- scape and perpetuate the signing build the music on a daily basis them, 'This is what you like'; you're stream rock chart and we're not of mediocre Alternative hands," very, very carefully. The variety of discovering it with them. You are as playing a lot of those songs as well. Douglas continues. "They turn music is very wide in this format, much a part of the scene as the indi- We're somewhere in the middle. As away from opportunities involving so you have to be very careful with vidual is. Rock radio in America is far as the trades go, however, we're rock hands that have tremendous sound coding. You can't play the fairly conservative, slow to react. But considered an Active Rock station." potential. There are a number of same texture for 15 or 20 minutes you can be aggressive and passion- KLBJ tries to reach males success stories out there that because the station is going to ate about new music and still per- between 25 and 36, slightly older weren't given a chance and could sound completely different. You form ratings -wise and be successful." than your usual 18 -34 demo. "The have made a lot of money for have to he very balanced and very In Austin, Texas, KROX PD Sara younger end will go to our sister record companies. Nobody, conscious of what is playing, and Trexler feels that format labels are station KROX," Lowe says, noting including the media, MTV, etc. be careful that you don't scare peo- sort of arbitrary. "I don't know that that KLBJ plays a lot of local music. pays any attention to tours that fea- ple away by being too aggressive. it's really relevant," she says. "We're "Our audience likes that blues - ture rock and hard rock bands." Staying balanced is the biggest a modern rock station. We play a lot based stuff like Stevie Ray Vaughn," Ozzfest is a perfect example of challenge." May14, 1999GAVIN 41 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN and not have them go elsewhere. a lot of stuff that my station can't, rected the station, we've picked up WAAF- Boston PD David What we try and do is give them simply by virtue of their heritage. an audience that wasn't listening to Douglas: "I don't think a lot fewer reasons to go somewhere They're more likely to play blues - radio before because there wasn't of companies understand how else. I want our listeners to feel rock, Austin rock artists, and other anything for them. No one was to sell this format. It's not an that if they go away for very long, things that I can't play. There's a playing things like Fatboy Slim, easy sell. It's the demo that Arbitron can't seem to find, they'll miss something because we definite competitive push and pull Orgy, Marilyn, or Korn. There's the demo that ad agencies always have so many great things between the two stations." now something to listen to on don't seem to want to buy. happening." KROX." The fact is, it's an enormous Douglas says the key to WAAF's KLBJ's Lowe admits to sharing number of people that spend success has been to create a loyal "You're creating some records with its sister rocker: a ton of money, and not just and passionate audience that is very "Still, if you listen, we are two very on beer. We're living proof that emotionally connected to the radio something bigger separate stations, personality-wise. you can make money doing station. "When you're able to We're more concerned about the this format. But it takes hard accomplish that, you have the Classic Rock station because they work and it's not a cakewalk. than just a radio ingredients for success," he are a direct competitor. But when it KROX- Austin PD Sara explains. "You're creating some- station; you're comes to choosing new music, we Trexler: "The Modern thing bigger than just a radio sta- really don't have to worry about the Rock /Active Rock format is so tion; you're creating something that creating something Classic Rocker, since they skew a lit- ever-evolving, the difficulty becomes part of people's lifestyle." tle older than we do. At various with pro- KROX's Trexler says she tries to that becomes part times during the year we will do gramming cast a wide net by having real solid forced -listening promotions, like the radio sta- gold records and the biggest of the 'Song of the Day.' Of course, our tions is that of people's lifestyle." big, positive response records. personalities have a lot to do with it. your audi- "Keep familiarity on the station so It's our heritage...we've been play- ence is also a -WAAF- Boston PD ing rock & roll 1972." changing and that you're always song away since growing. from a biggie," she observes. David Douglas KATS -Yakima's Harris says his sta- Sara Tucker There's new "That's always helped for cume and tion is extremely visible on the music that you might not making us at least one button on streets with its promotions. "We relate to, but your audience somebody's dial. We also try to play Trexler points out that KROX tend to drag audience numbers might. Be careful of not letting music that people want to hear. I does receive some competition from the Country station, as well as your own age bias affect what know everybody tries to do that, from Modem A/C KAMX (Mix 94.1) the Classic Hits station. While we you do on your radio station." but we really try to pay attention. and Top 40s KHFI and KQBT (The really position ourselves as an We're on the streets all the time and Beat). "The Mix station is branching aggressive station, we still consider KLBJ- Austin MD Loris meeting our audience, whether out and playing more rockers," she ourselves very user- friendly and Lowe: "I feel like I'm in a very unique posi- they like us or not. And we're very, says. "The Top 40 station in town full -service. We make sure that our tion because very active promotionally. That's will play hip -hop-type songs, Triple listeners know we are the radio sta- of our local important to us; we try to do A ballads, and some of the Modem tion, and that there's nowhere else music scene. lifestyle promotions as much as we Rock smash hits. Since we've redi- that they need to go." It's amazing- can. You see us everywhere, and ly strong. The you don't see that with a lot of Austin audi- other stations in this market." ences are Loris Lowe very aware of THE MARKETING EDGE $ìze Doesn't Matter the music scene; they really Active Rock positioning strategies Are there advantages or disadvan- states that small market size means support it and we have a lot of success playing local bands. also differ from market to market. tages to being an Active Rock sta- he's able to make musical decisions Helping to break local bands is "We focus mostly on selling our- tion in a smaller market? "People without "somebody cramming extremely satisfying.There are selves and marketing the positive perceive Austin to be a larger mar- something down my throat." He a lot of eclectic tastes in the attributes of WAAF to our audi- ket than it really is," says KROX- says he's "one of the few who don't city and the fringe is very ence," says Douglas. "Boston is a Austin PD Sara Trexler. "We've have an exclusive with an indepen- strong" very competitive market, and we always gotten more attention and dent...I deal with an independent, want to be the dominant player for respect from the industry because but at the same time I am able go to KATS- Yakima PD Ron people who want to rock. we sell a lot of records. Sometimes I the major labels directly." Market Harris: "I've realized over the Everything we do is focused on don't feel like we're a small market size also allows him more freedom past five or six months in this that. Sometimes our positioning because of the pressure we can get to do some creative things, he says. particular market that we are it it not afraid to rock. Don't be takes on a characteristic that might from the labels. But when it comes "I'm able to mold and make afraid of the '80s...it was a shed light on a competitor's weak- down to trying to get things done, sound the way I want it to sound," very important decade. There ness, but more often than not we're I'm not going to have as much he explains. "I also have the free- are some songs from that era showcasing our own strengths." weight or clout as a major market. dom to be a little more aggressive that mix well with the newer In Austin, KROX actually posi- We have used independents in that I don't have the competition records. Be open- minded with tions itself against its older- skewing before-somewhat successfully - that a larger market might have. I it and let it work for you, not sister station KLBJ, which leans hut if it's a bidding war between can try different things and not against you.There's an audi- more 25 -54. "We cross over in the Houston and Austin, Houston's have a guy with almost the same ence out there that wants to 25 -34 zone," says Trexler. "KLBJ is gonna win. Overall, I think we have format breathing down my neck, hear that stuff" the heritage rock station in the mar- it pretty good for where we are" ready to pounce on every little ket; they can get away with playing At KATS- Yakima, PD Ron Harris thing I do." 42 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN REVIEWS MOST ADDED FEAR FACTORY "Cars " (Roadrunner) LWACJ TW S ins Die. Nearing two 1 1 COLLECTIVE SOUL - Heavy (Atlantic) ç2026 -75 decades since it's 3 2 BUCKCHERRY - Lit Up (DreamWorks) 2007 +136 original release, 4 3 OLEANDER - Why I'm Here (Republic /Universal) 1904 +46 L.A.'s Fear 2 4 SAMMY HAGAR - Mas Tequila 1721 -173 (MCA) Factory treat us 5 5 CREED - One (Wind -up) 1688 -156 with a beefed up 6 6 ROB ZOMBIE - Living Dead Girl (Geffen) 1609 -50 LENNY KRAVITZ (46) cover of the Gary Numan classic 7 7 LIT - My Own Worst Enemy (RCA) 1559 -1 American Woman "Cars ". Featuring Mr. Numan him- 8 8 METALLICA - Whiskey In The Jar (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) 1534 -18 (Virgin) self assisting with the vocals, "Cars" 9 9 KORN - Freak On A leash /Epic) 1292 +28 Including: KPOI. KZZK. KRXQ, CFOX, WLZR, KIRK, KEYJ, (Immortal picks up another handful of adds KSEZ. WIHN, WOBR, WrOS, WKPE, KXXR. KATS, WZNF, 10 10 LOUDMOUTH - Fly (Hollywood) 1217 +30 KEGL, CILQ, KUFO, CILO, KTUX, KISS, KZRO. WIYY. WAIF, WTUE, this week, including 12 11 EVERLAST - Ends (Tommy Boy) 1137 +49 ,VZZQ, KBPI, KOMP, WRUF. KSJO, WKZO, WZBH, WMFS, KATS, KISS, and WZOW, and has KNCN WCCC, WJJO, WRUK. WVBR. KSOY, WYSP, KEGL. 11 12 GODSMACK - Whatever (Republic/Universal) 1115 +5 been burning up request lines KLBJ, KAZR, KRZR, WHMH, WMMS, WWBN 13 13 SECOND COMING - Vintage Eyes (Capitol) 1100 +76 since it's release. Originally avail- PEARL JAM (20) 14 14 SILVERCHAIR - Anthem For The Year 2000 (Epic) 1070 +63 able only as a European import, Last Kiss 15 15 ECONOLINE CRUSH - All That You Are (X3) (Restless) 1059 +69 the track can now be found on the (Epic) 18 16 STAIND - Just Go (Elektra /EEG) 914 +61 Including: WAIF, WHMH, WAAF, WCPR, WROK, WZNF, Obsolete digipak. For more info, 1'/AUF, CFOX. KZRK, KLAQ, WIHN, KATS, KLBJ, KPOI, 17 17 MONSTER MAGNET - Temple Of Your Dreams (A &M) 901 +26 call Roadrunner's Joe Guzik at WLUM, WTOS, WKPE WCCC WIZR, WTUE 20 18 KID ROCK - Bawitdaba (Lava /Atlantic) 870 +60 (212) 274 -7542. SIMON SAYS (18) The Kid danga clangs his way into the top twenty... Slider ADDS FOR MAY 11818 16 19 OFFSPRING - Why Don't You Get A Job? (Columbia /CRGI 762 -166 (Hollywood) Metallica "Die, Die My Darling" (Elektra /EEG(, 22 20 ORGY - Blue Monday (Reprise) 760 +2 Including: KHOP, KILO, KTUX. WJJO. WZZQ, (DOT, 24 21 759 Bare Jr. "Nothin Better To Do" (Immortal /Epic). KROR, KEYJ, WCCC, WLZR, WOOF. WXTM, KLFX. WCPR, GODSMACK - Keep Away (Republic/Universal) +100 ., /ROK WZBH KRZR WHMH 25 22 POUND - Upside Down (Island) 757 +103 Puya "Oasis" (Surco/MCAI, Rammstein "Engel" METALLICA (13) 19 23 GOO GOO DOLLS - Dizzy (Warner Bros.) 734 -118 (Motor /Slash /London), New American Shame Die, Die My Darling 23 24 EVERLAST - What It's Like (Tommy Boy) 700 -44 "Under It All" (Will /Atlantic /AG) /EEGI IElektra 21 25 BLACK CROWES - Only A Fool (Columbia /CRGI 648 -117 Including: KISW. KLBJ, WIYY, KAZR, WXTM, WLZR. ADDS FOR MAY 24 8 25 33 26 FUEL - Jesus Or A Gun Music) 626 +103 KRQR, KDOT, WBYR, KTUX, KIEZ. WIHN. WYSP (550 Def Leppard "Promises" (Mercury), Black Label 29 27 SOULMOTOR - Guardian Angel (CMC International) 607 +43 Society "Bored To Tears' Bad Company 26 28 MARILYN MANSON - Rock Is Dead (Nothing /Interscope) 588 -64 (Spitfire), 34 29 - +51 Hammer Of Love" IEastWest/EEG(, Silverchair TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Room At The Top (Warner Bros ) 562 28 30 FINGER ELEVEN - Above (Wind -up) 558 -28 "Ana's Song (Open Firel" (Murmur /Epic). Collective RADIO SAYS 31 31 BAD COMPANY - Hey Hey (EastWest/EEGI 556 -5 Soul "No More, No Less" (Atlantic /AG), 37 32 FEAR FACTORY - Cars (Roadrunner) 552 +164 27 33 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - Free Girl Now (Warner Bros.) 509 -98 32 34 PUSHMONKEY - Caught My Mind (Arista) 492 -33 30 35 HONKY TOAST - Shakin' And A Bakin' (550 Music) 446 -118 36 36 GEORGE THOROGOOD - I Don't Trust Nobody (CMC International) 402 +13 38 37 SHADES APART - Valentine (Universal/UMGI 373 +11 35 38 ROB ZOMBIE - Dragula (Geffen) 361 -43 39 BLINK 182 - What's My Age Again? (Cargo/MCAT 360 N GRINSPOON - 40 LENNY KRAVITZ - American Woman (Virgin) 353 N PostEnebriatedAnxiety Even Tom Willis is spinning this song... (Grudge /Uni versa l /UMGI "Ear splitting, face melting, fist pounding, foot stomping TRAIN "fleet Virginia" (Aware /Columbia) SUSAN TEDESCHI -Rock Me Right (Tone- CooI/Rounder/Mercuryl ML:I IVE KOCK REPORTS ACCEPTED in your face rock-n-roll!!' SPLENDER - "Yeah, Whatever" (C2/CRG) TIN STAR "Head` (V2) MONDAYS 9 A.M.-5 P.M. AND -KKED Fairbanks, STATIC -X - "Bled For Days" (Warner Bros.l GRINSPOON "Postenebriatedanxieh" (Grudge /Universal /UMGI TUESDAYS 9 A.M.-4 P.M. Alaska APD The Madman. DDT - "Walkabout" (TMC /Elektra /EEGI INDIGENOUS - "Things We Do' (Pachyderm) GAVIN STATION REPORTING EDDIE MONEY Don't Say No Tonight" Internauor- - °Ir Word" (Maverick /WBI ICMC SWIMMER PHONE: (4 1 5) 495-1990 BIG SUGAR - "Better Get Used To 1t (Capricorn) MOON DOG MANE - "I Believe" (Eureka) FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 ARTISTPROFILE write music, such a comfortable of a sudden took a positive close second, but you get that environment...it's different. Like turn. He showed a lot of belief pooper in my face, and it's all Eldridge, bass; Fred Nelson Jr., a big city with a small town in us at a time when we didn't over baby "!!! -Doug OLEANDER drums. feel ". -Doug have a lot of belief ) I I RI \I Sacramento, California Sl\ Elï f IK) \Ili SACRAMENTO: IIAIRPLAI' "98 Rock (KRXQ, in ourselves." - (.l !WI \ I XI.I.I \I.. "Sacto has always had an Sacramento) really played a Tom "February Son" extremely diverse musical very important part in helping FAVORITE PART LABEL: Republic /Universal scene. There's always been one us out. Back when we i)E'l'tIF IH:k1:ALE t;C)NTA(:1-: Tom Mackay (212) consistent melting pot of released our EP, it fell into the \ \:YfO\1l'- 841 -8212 diversity here - it isn't so "dog hands of Curtis Johnson (PD), "I'm definitely an \\ I Io THE I IELL's ( )I.I::\NI )ER: eat dog" 'cause not everybody and he decided to add one of assman ". -Tom Thomas Flowers, vocals; Ric is doing the same thing". -Tom our tunes to the playlist. It was "I'm an assman Ivanisevich, guitar; Doug "It's such a great place to a very pivotal point, things all too...legs run a May 14, 1999 GAVIN 43 www.americanradiohistory.com JAZZ SMOOCH A Smooth Jazz Winter Smooth Jazz Mourns Lowell Death Howard Lowell, a top artist man- Street, North Hollywood, CA, ager in the Smooth Jazz genre, 91605; or Chabad of Burbank, 2219 passed away May 4 as a result of West Olive Avenue, #100, Burbank, Book Ratings Wrap -Up complications brought on by CA, 91506. Here's a quick speed chart of the latest Winter 1999 Arbitron 12+ rating intensive chemotherapy for Personal thoughts? We remem- tabulation in the 37 top markets. We've ranked them according to mar- leukemia. Lowell was hospital- ber Howard in many positive ket size. Remember, these are only 12+ numbers, Monday through ized on April 6, after which he fell times. Back in 1988, Howard left Sunday, 6 a.m. until midnight. The final tally is as follows: 14 upward into a coma and experienced kid- our names at the door at a night- trends, 20 downward trends, and 3 sideways moves. ney failure. He was best known club to see Richard Elliot -our STATION -CITY SUMMER '98 FALL '98 WINTER '99 among Smooth Jazz radio and very first live Smooth Jazz show. WQCD -New York 3.1 3.1 2.7 industry circles for his longtime Later, his unwavering support of KTWV -Los Angeles 3.3 3.5 3.5 representation of saxophonist Boney James resulted in a gold WNUA- Chicago 4.3 4.2 4.1 record award for KKSF -San Francisco 3.0 3.6 3.3 the Sweet Thing WJJZ -Philadelphia 4.1 4.2 4.9 release. Also, WVMV- Detroit 4.8 4.5 5.3 Howard was pre- KOAI -Dallas 3.4 3.2 3.1 sent when Boney WSJZ- Boston 2.3 2.4 2.3 James won two WJZW -Washington, D.C. 4.0 4.1 3.0 GAVIN Awards, for WLVE -Miami 4.2 3.4 3.6 Smooth Jazz Artist WJZF -Atlanta 2.5 2.3 2.4 KWJZ -Seattle 3.6 3.8 3.3 and Album of the KYOT- Phoenix 4.3 4.1 3.6 Year in 1997. KIFM -San Diego 3.8 3.8 3.6 Our most vivid WQCD (Nassau) 2.5 2.4 2.4 memory of Howard WJJJ- Pittsburgh 3.0 3.8 3.5 was when we all WSJT-Tampa 4.0 3.0 3.5 turned up for a L r: Howard Lowell, John Ernesto of Berlis Jazz KHIH- Denver 3.6 3.8 4.2 to GAVIN magazine WNWV -Cleveland 4.1 5.4 4.5 Festival, Media America's Roxy Myzal, and Boney cover photo ses- KKJZ -Portland 3.6 3.2 2.7 James during a recent appearance. sion a few years WVAE- Cincinnati 4.2 4.1 5.1 Boney James as well as key - back. Boney was in San Francisco KKSF (San Jose) 2.9 2.8 2.4 boardist Brian Culbertson and the for a gig and we found ourselves KSSJ- Sacramento 3.7 4.0 4.6 in an loft KTWV (Riverside) 2.6 2.5 1.8 Braxton Brothers. upstairs photographic KCIY-Kansas City 5.1 4.1 3.3 "It's so sad," said Roxy Myzal, a with a female photographer with WJZI -Milwaukee 3.0 2.7 3.9 friend of Lowell's who produces a heavy French accent. The gist of WZJZ -Columbus 2.7 1.9 1.2 James' Media America syndicated the picture was a gigantic Boney KCJZ -San Antonio 2.9 3.1 2.6 radio show, Personal Notes. The blowing his saxophone and us WJCD -Norfolk 5.8 4.8 5.2 ironic thing is that Howard had (the Zimmer Twins) as these WCCJ -Charlotte 1.7 2.0 2.8 been with Boney for such a long Lilliputian guys staring up at him. WYJZ -Indianapolis 1.8 1.7 1.5 time. Now that Boney is becom- Then we shot another concept WLOQ -Orlando 4.0 4.8 3.9 ing a star, Howard won't be here photo of a bemused Boney blow- WWND -Raleigh 1.3 2.3 2.3 for him." ing several notes out of his horn, KCYI -Oklahoma City 3.2 2.7 2.5 Lowell was one of those who which included two miniature KEZL- Fresno 3.0 2.7 3.5 KYFX -Little Rock 2.6 2.3 3.0 helped propel the Smooth Jazz for- Zimmermen, a toaster and a cow KWSJ -Wichita 2.1 2.6 3.2 mat in its infancy. He managed floating out of the bell of his sax. Richard Elliot in his earliest days, Howard loved the concept and hack when the'saxophonist record- made sure Boney arrived at the ed on the Intima label. Just recent- photo session on time. When it was ly Lowell had began discussions over, we all drove together over the Chancellor Philly Cluster Makes GM Changes about representing the British act Bay Bridge so Boney and Howard WJJZ- Philadelphia General Manager Sil Scaglione replaces outgoing VP /GM Down to the Bone. Services were could make their sound check in Gerry DeFrancesco at WIOQ, who resigned from the Top 40 outlet. Sil will held May 10 at Mt. Sinai in Los Oakland that afternoon. Boney also oversee Star 104.5, the Hot A/C of the group. Dave Allan, a Chancellor Angeles. In lieu of flowers, the spoke affectionately about how his Philly programming executive who is already the General Manager at WUSL family requested donations be sent actress wife had a part on the NBC - has been promoted to replace Scaglione at 71Z and will serve as the new GM to: Leukemia Society of America. TV hospital series, ER. for both WJJZ and WUSL. WJJZ was voted as 1998 GAVIN Smooth Jazz Station 600 Third Street, New York, NY Howard was a lovely, giving man of the year and has just experienced a nice 12+ ratings jump from 4.2 to 4.9, 10016; Charleen Sweeney Animal and always had a wonderful grin placing sixth overall. Rescue League, 10637 Whipple on his face. We'll miss him madly. 44 GAVIN May 14. 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN MOST ADDED LW TW JAZZRets. Adds Sins Dit 1 2 1 MARK ELF - New York Cats (Jen Bay) 86 0 939 +91 K It E N T 1 2 TERENCE BLANCHARD - Jazz In Film (Sony Classical) 86 0 833 -22 o 793 +47 4 3 CASSANDRA WILSON - Traveling Miles (Blue Note) 86 REVIEW 3 4 MILT JACKSON /CLAYTON- HAMILTON JAll ORCH. - Explosive! (Owest/Warner Bros 178 0 187 -19 8 5 McCOY TYNER - McCoy Tyner and the Latin All -Stars (Telarc Jazz) 81 695 +90 T.S. MONK 5 6 STEVE TURRE - Lotus Flower (Verve Music Group) 78 0 674 +35 Crosstalk (N -Coded Music) REGINA CARTER (65) 12 7 CHARLIE HUNTER/LEON PARKER - Duo (Blue Note) 81 633 +52 1)ntmmer/bandleader r TS. Monk's lat- Rhythms of the Heart 6 8 JACK McDUFF - Bringin' It Home (Concord Jazz) 12 0 623 -16 est recording, Crucsta1k, has a touch (Verve Music Group) 11 9 MIMI FOX - Kicks (Monarch) 79 621 +39 of the here and now-a pleasing Including: WFNX, WGBH, WEVO, WWUH, WBGO, WAER, 14 10 VALERIE CAPERS - Wagner Takes the A Train IElysiuml 78 0 619 +85 BFO. WITR, MUG. WRIT. WESM, WHRV, WWVU, change after his previous disc Monk A talent deserving of wider recognition hits on Strayhorn standard. !lNAA, WSHA, WFSS, WFIT WKRY.WDNA WUSF on Monk focused heavily on the lin- DARREN BARRETT (42) 13 11 DON BRADEN - The Fire Within (RCA Victor) 16 4 609 +41 eage of his famous jazz family influ- First One Up (J Curve) 16 72 BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET - Requiem (Columbia /CRG) 74 0 601 +76 ences- This time T.S. harkens back to Including: WSHA, WFSS, WUC, ADNA, WUSF. 9 13 OSCAR PETERSON - A Summer Night In Munich (Telarc Jazz) 67 0 574 -28 his own roots, to the time he was A'UAL. WWOZ, WUTC, KTSU. WOUB, WEMU, 15 14 HANK CRAWFORD/JIMMY McGRIFF - Crunch Time (Milestone) 69 0 545 +19 Atlantic aDET WI NZ KCCK KUSD WSIF KZJZ KANU making R&B records for 17 15 STEPHEN SCOTT - Vision Quest (Enja) 58 1 524 +9 Records way back when. Trumpet T.S. MONK (34) 18 16 MICHEL PETRUCCIANI - Solo Live (Dreyfus Jazz) 70 1 522 +50 soloist Don Sickler is still part of Crosstalk (N-Coded Music) 7 17 DONALD HARRISON - Free To Be (lmpulse!Nerve Music Group) 60 0 506 -133 Including: KIOS. KSUT dAZ, KLON, KSDS, KCe Monk's team and we like "The Black AZU, KCSM. KSJS, KXJZ, KLWU, WSHA. WEVO. 19 18 DIANE SCHUUR - Music Is My Life (Atlantic) 65 2 500 +30 Hole," "Squeaky Clean," and ,.B71 lV9ML W4RV l',".VVI' WCPN 26 13 CHARLES LLOYD - Voice in the Night (ECM) 10 3 479 +79 "Crosstalk" because they encapsulate MELVIN RHYNE (33) The band with Billy Higgins and John Abercrombie is gigging live. the full range of pow -hop and con- Remembering Wes (Savant) 25 20 SU$ANNAH McCORKLE - From Broken Hearts To Blue Skies (Concord Jar; 165 0 441 +31 temporary grooves T.S. is messing Including: WGBH, WEVO. WBGO. WBFO. WDUO, WE 29 21 JOEL FRAHM - Sorry, No Decal (Palmetto) 63 3 441 +71 lately. - -but forget :,ESM, WHRV, WSHA, MOM, WFSS, WUCF, WFIT. with don't the 20 22 ULTIMATE ELLINGTON - Various Artists (Monarch) 48 0 421 -38 smoldering duet between Monk and MARTIN TAYLOR (29) 30 23 PHILIP CATHERINE - Guitar Groove (Dreyfus Jazz) 63 0 416 +57 Patricia Barber on "Just a Little Two's Company (Linn) 28 24 BUSTER WILLIAMS QUARTET - lost In a Memory ITCBI 64 1 405 +36 Lovin'," which we remember from 33 2E - Pink 65 1 399 +70 Including iH. WAER, WBFO, WITR, WFS'. ' JOANNE BRACKEEN Elephant Magic (Arkadia Jazz) Dusty Springfield :s Dusty in Memphis. MOT, WUTC. WNOP, KCCK, KBEM, KUSD. WSIE, KIC 36 26 IRENE REID - I Ain't Doing So Bad (Savant) 67 4 392 +74 UP, KAJX, KPLU, KSMF, KSJS, WFMT 34 27 NORMAN HEDMAN'S TROPIQUE - One Step Closer (Arabesque) 62 1 384 +63 32 28 TOMMY SMITH - The Sound of Love (Linn) 61 2 381 +44 1. JOHN PIZZARELLI +104 10 29 LARRY CORYELL - Monk, Trane, Miles & Me (HighNote) 41 0 375 -216 2. DAVID MURRAY +101 37 30 EDMONIA JARRETT - legal At Any Age (MNOP) 59 3 370 +53 3. JAE SINNETT +97 RECORD TO WATCH 45 31 DOMINIQUE FADE - The Long Way Home (RCA Victor) 59 1 339 +90 JEFFREY SMITH +97 27 32 BMG ALL -STARS - At Victor) 49 0 328 -53 Is1l \t Live Birdland (RCA 5. MARK ELF +91 40 33 JASON MORAN - Soundtrack To Human Motion (Blue Note) 67 5 327 +51 44 34 AVISHAI COHEN - Devotion (Stretch /Concord) 60 2 317 +65 39 35 BUDDY DeFRANCO QUINTET - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Concord Jazz) 51 1 316 +36 'REGINA CARTER Verve Music Group) 21 36 BOB FLORENCE LIMITED EDITION - Serendipity 18 (MAMA Records) 37 0 309 -123 'JAE SINNETT )Heart Music) 22 37 RAY DRUMMOND - 1.2.3.4. (Arabesque) 50 0 304 -127 DAVID MURRAY Pow Wow) 23 38 ABBEY LINCOLN - Wholly Earth (Verve Music Group) 40 0 302 -127 38 39 PHIL DeGREGG - The Green Gate (J Curve) 43 0 274 -37 *DARREN BARRETT IJ Curve) 40 GINGER BAKER and the DJQ20 - Coward of the County (Atlantic) 58 4 272 N KEN & HARRY WATTERS (Summit! T.S. MONK 43 41 AARON GOLDBERG - Turning Point (J Curve) 61 8 263 -3 Crosstalk 'MELVIN RHYNE TRIO (Savant) 24 42 J.J. JOHNSON - Heroes (Verve Music Group) 37 0 255 -159 (N -Coded Music) Dropped: /46 Doug Lawrence, 141 Carlos Garnett, /48 Christian 43 JOHN PIZZAREW - John Pizzarelli Meets the Beatles (RCA Victor) 49 6 254 N Jacob trio ,149 Russell Gunn lh) Harry Allen T.S. Monk modernizes his (Requiem). 35 44 AL McKIBBON - Tubmao Para... (Chartmaker/Blue Lady) 41 0 253 -66 post -hop approach with a JAZZ & SMOOTH JAZZ 31 45 BOBBY HUTCHERSON - Skyline Music Group) 34 0 252 -93 multi -faceted jazz release for (Verve REPORTS ACCEPTED 41 46 LEW SOLOFF - Song In My Heart (Milestone) 54 7 244 -21 the here and now. Thirty - THURSDAYS 9 A.M.-3 P.M. 41 IVAN UNS - Live At MCG (Jazz MCG/Heads Up) 39 3 227 N four out -of- the -boxers and GAVIN STATION REPORTING 42 48 RUSSELL GUNN - Ethnomusicology Vol. 1 (Atlantic) 27 0 212 -57 more on the way. PHONE: (4 1 5) 495-1990 - 49 PETE McCANN - Parable (Palmetto) 35 1 207 N FAX: (41 5) 495 -2580 - 50 DAVID SANBORN - Inside (Elektra /EEG) 27 4 206 N ARTISTPROFILE that was how that rhythm I'm used to going in so many section happened. I think musical directions. There's only needed to call people who I saxophonist Chris Potter is one three standards on Pink biophant JOANNE knew could play it right off. of the geniuses of his age group. Magic Ion Arkadia Jazzl. The rest Being a gcxxl sight -reader is Horacio "El Negro" are originals. We do many BRACKEEN not good enough for me. There Hernandez came over two or different types of tunes, like the ! I .h HI.I.1'IIA \ "I \I\Gi has to be feeling, too. three times Ito learn the standard "Laura" which we did My music is not that easy to I listened to Michel Camilo's materiall; Chris Potter came over in 5/4 with a quartet. The title play, and sometimes to do a 7hnt My Eyes CD, which he did once. Nicholas Payton had to do cut sounds like a huge circus. I recording I might have to work with John Patitucci and I loracio his own rehearsal, and Patitucci had Ixxlght these tiny glass pink for three months with a band "El Negro" I lemandez. Then didn't rehearse with me at all, so elephants from Chinatown when so I they can get it right. Since had heard Patitucci play a live at first he had a little problem I was in Toronto, and they didn't have that much time, I duet with Mulgrew Miller and with some of the rhythms. reminded me of this song. May14, l999GAVIN 45 www.americanradiohistory.com AV IN MOST ADDED SMOOTH LW 1w Rets. Adds Sins Dif. 1 1 BONEY JAMES - Body Language (Warner Bros.) 56 0 1010 -11 3 2 3RD FORCE - Force Field (Higher Octave) 56 0 872 +72 5 3 PETER WHITE - Perfect Moment (Columbia/CAG) 53 0 847 +100 REVIEW 2 4 GOTA - Let's Get Started (Instinct) 48 0 810 -123 7 5 BRIAN BROMBERG - You Know That Feeling (Zebra) 40 0 708 +19 JAZZMASTERS III 4 6 BLUE NOTE MOTOWN TRIBUTE - Various Artists (Blue Note) 40 0 701 -75 "Lost In Space" SPYRO 6 7 RICK BRAUN - Full Stride 51 0 688 -47 GYRA (17) (Atlantic) (Hardcastle Records) "Silk and Satin" 10 8 ROGER SMITH - Both Sides (Miramar) 48 0 672 +54 wed. we didri t (Windham Hill Jazz) 8 9 ERIC MARIENTHAL - Walk Tall (i.e music) 44 0 624 -51 have to lier Including: WBJB. WHRL WJFK. WFSJ, WVAS, WUKY, gait 5 10 JOE SAMPLE with LALAH HATHAWAY - The Song Lives On (PRA /GRPI 48 0 588 +87 WJAB, WZJZ. WONG. WNIJ, KPRS KCIY, KUNC, KRVR, the millennium The record is selling at a decent pace as well as providing vocal relief. KJZY, KWJZ, and KNIK before Paul 11 11 KIRK WHALUM - For You Bros.) 48 3 582 -28 DAVID BENOIT (12) (Warner Hardcastic resur- 13 12 JANGO - Dreamtown (Samson Music) 47 0 577 +53 "Reioyce" faced with a new 14 13 NELSON RANGELL - Always 46 1 530 +24 (GRP) (Shanachie) aunlasters project. "Lost in including. WOOD, WHRL, WJJJ. WTMD. W100. KG: 9 14 GEORGE BENSON - Standing Together (GRP) 37 0 520 -138 KIP. 1(.I7v Space" should enjoy a nice orbit as 17 15 TOM SCOTT AND THE L.A. EXPRESS - Smokin' Section (Windham Hilll 51 5 491 +19 an automatic add with Snxx>th jazz QUINCY JONES (9) 12 16 KIM WATERS - Love's Melody (Shanachie) 34 1 464 -110 stations in the next cou - "Sax in the Garden" everywhere 18 17 JOHN TESH with JAMES INGRAM - One World (GTSP /Mercury) 29 0 425 -46 ple of weeks. K'l\\'V has alreacly ( Qwest) 23 18 THE RIPPINGTONS featuring RUSS FREEMAN Topaz (Windham Hill Jan /Peak! 41 2 391 +37 including: WJJJ. WJZW. WVAS. WONG. WYJZ. WJP. added the record pre- out -of- the -Ix A. As the format evolves, the Rips stay sonically relevant. Hardcastle's skillful kcylxxird mix of 22 19 WALTER BEASLEY - For Your Pleasure 38 1 391 +21 STEVE COLE (6) (Shanachie) organ, synths, acoustic piano. sam- 24 20 ERIC ESSIX - Small Talk '99 (Zebra) 36 1 376 +27 "Where the Night Begins" ple vibes meshes nicely with a lin- 16 21 STEVE COLE - Stay Awhile (Bluemoon /Atlantic) 32 6 366 -123 (Atlantic) gering soprano saxophone. It has a Q. KOAI, WNWV. TPE WAVE, KUOR. and 25 22 NITE FLYTE - Ascension (Instinct) 37 2 360 +20 lonely feel to it as well as a hit of 21 23 THE BRAXTON BROTHERS - Now and Forever (Windham Hill Jazz) 36 1 352 -21 the t1'adition of the I lardcastle's Kiss 20 24 MARC ANTOINE - Madrid 30 1 348 -36 (NYC /GRPI the Sky R&B hit "Rain Forest." 19 25 JIM BRICKMAN - Destiny (Windham Hill) 34 1 318 -80 28 26 DAVID SANBORN - Inside (Elektra /EEG( 34 1 301 +2 30 27 KENNY LATTIMORE - From the Soul of Man (Columbia /CRG) 24 0 297 +9 1. DAVID BENOIT +117 27 28 JEFF LORBER - Midnight (Zebra) 30 0 294 -21 2. PETER WHITE +100 31 29 WARREN HILL - Life Thru Rose Colored Glasses (Discovery/Sire) 30 3 284 +9 3. SPECIAL EFX +98 34 30 LUTHER VANDROSS - I Know (Virgin) 22 2 274 +25 4- JOE +87 RECORD TO WATCH 26 31 LEE RITENOUR - This Is Love (i.e. music) 25 0 272 -53 SAMPLE 44 32 SPECIAL EFX - Masterpiece (Shanachie) 29 4 259 +98 5. 3rd FORCE +72 38 33 DIANA KRALL - "Why Should I Care" (Verve Music Group) 24 2 252 +21 35 34 MARIAH CAREY - "I Still Believe" (Columbia /CAG) 16 0 240 -5 32 35 GABRIELA ANDERS - Wanting (Warner Bros.) 20 1 240 -13 SPYRO GYRA (Windham Hill Jazz) 33 36 WILL DOWNING /GERALD ALBRIGHT - Pleasures of the Night (Verve Music Group) 24 0 234 -11 QUINCY JONES (Owest) 37 37 GRANT GEISSMAN - In With The Out Crowd (Higher Octave) 22 0 211 -25 NATIVE VIBE Domo! 29 38 NAJEE - Morning Tenderness (Verve Music Group) 20 0 206 -92 DAVE STEWART /CANDY DULFER ',Vinülam Hill) 40 39 FOURPLAY - Four (Warner Bros.) 21 0 200 -11 MICHAEL PAULO '.. lrthyl 41 40 ED CALLE - Sunset Harbor (ConcordNista) 19 0 199 -4 SPYRO GYRA CASSANDRA WILSON Blue Note) 42 41 SMOKE N' FUNCTION - Smokee (Mesa /Atlantic) 18 0 198 0 Got the Magic Dropped: _ .'crilyn Scott, 47 42 GATO BARBIERI - Che Corazon (Columbia /CRG) 21 1 196 +45 Hill Jazz) (Windham #49 George Karukas. 36 43 WAYMAN TISDALE - Breakfast With Tiffany (Atlantic) 11 0 179 -57 The title just about says it all. 50 44 RICHARD SMITH - Flow (Heads Up) 20 2 172 +29 \\'ritten and produced by JAZZ & SMOOTH JAZZ 39 45 PATTI AUSTIN - In and Out of Love (Concord/Vista) 17 0 156 -55 guitarist Chuck L(eh. Clean REPORTS ACCEPTED 46 KEN NAVARRO - In My Wildest Dreams (Positive Music) 19 0 153 N guitar. swinging horns. THURSDAYS 9 A.M.-3 P.M. - 47 DAVID BENOIT - Professional Dreamer (GRP) 36 12 150 N and a finger snapping heat. GAVI N STATION REPORTING 43 48 PHIL COLLINS - ..Hits (Atlantic) 12 0 145 -32 PHONE: (41 51 495 -1 990 - 49 JEFF GOLUB - Out of the Blue (Bluemoon /Atlantic) 22 2 137 N 46 50 DOWN TO THE BONE - From Manhattan to Staten (Nu Groove) 12 0 134 -20 FAX: (41 51 495 -2500 S P Y R O G Y R A S P Y R Y R GOT THE MAGIC O G A There's nothing like the feel of . "Silk and Satin" MOST ADDED including: WHRL, WFSJ, KPRS, WBJB, WJFK, KJZY, KRVR, KWJZ, WVAS, KCIY, WUKY, WJAB, WNIJ, WZJZ, KUNC, WONB EARLY BELIEVERS: KTWV, KSBR, WJPL, WMGN Thanks for your continued support! Produced by Chuck Loeb. From Spyro Gyra's upcoming album GOT THE MAGIC available June 1st. summer 14 For more information contact: Eric Talbert at 310- 358 -4844 or Beth Lewis at 619 -331 -8913 b roove www.americanradiohistory.com The first single from the forthcoming album Herb Alpert & Colors Adds on May 20th In Stores on June 1 5th P-udared and Arranged by Will Calhoun. Doug Witnbi.h :nd herb Alpert Recorded by Alan Meyerson Mixtal by A.0 Meyerson, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish a id Herb Alpert Management: Kip Cohen 1 I .,,I .,. tiou, d,. L.. ... I., .:J.. Manufxmrcd m ,h, \ I n \ www.americanradiohistory.com AMERICANA the Front Door," "Comes Love," and "Anything." Lots of great songs on Playing Musical Catch -Up an album deserving of your atten- tion. When in Austin, Miss Price is a BY JESSIE SCOTT must see! Contact: Tracy O'Quinn at Antone's Promotion (512) 322 -0617. While I was putting together the a satisfying set. "I Won't Breathe," from Alejandro Eseovedo, and "I The Old 97's are at it again. Their music preview column for last week, "She'd Rather Be," and "Down the Was Drunk" will snag you. In this cohesive fourth album, Fight Songs, it dawned on me how far behind I've haunting package of newly -recorded finds the groove and the message gotten on Illlf l c... terrific albums that deserve llPl songs from the "master of internal meshing seamlessly. Rhett Miller has to be spotlighted. That's why I've disaster," there are some faves, some said, "This is a deceptively sad decided to dedicate this week's space new tunes, and even a few covers to music, music, music... from the likes of John Cale, the Velvet Thank goodness the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Bang Bang Bang was resurrected by DreamWorks. The Dirt Band dips deep into the Americana songwriting well with entries from Al Anderson and Craig Wiseman, Jim Road" will do you right. Contact: Al Mass Promotion (770) 496 -0979. 111,11 111,. 1111 e... Old Southern Porches from Dale BANC BANC Ann Bradley is a must listen. Her record. Hope shows its face a couple BANC vocals are seemingly effortless on of times, but inevitably gets sent this, her third project, which follows Underground, and Jimmie Rodgers. packing." Nonetheless, this one is the stellar solo East Kentucky Splendid musicianship awaits ultimately a cathartic experience. Morning and The New Coon Creek throughout. Contact: Nan Warshaw at Recommended are "Indefinitely" and Girls featuring Dale Ann Bradley. Bkxxlshot Records (773) 248 -8709. "Lonely Holiday." Contact: Michael Toni Price has a world class Weiner at Elektra (212) 275 -4109. voice and a bluesy New Orleans Stephen Bruton has reason to be Lauderdale and Gary Nicholson, Mac sensibility which makes Low Down proud of nothing but the truth (New McAnally, Gillian Welch and David and Up yet another worthy offering. West). Funky, feel -good tracks Rawlings. Bang Bang Bang is as Toni jumps genres with ease, as abound, including the title track, comfortable as your favorite worn-in you'll note upon first listen to "Out "That's Love" and "Trip, Stumble, and cutoff jeans. Contact: Bruce Shindler at DreamWorks (615) 463 -4650. The second CD from the River Bluff Clan, Two Quarts Low, just keeps on chugging up the GAVIN Dive into "Reason Enough," "Steady Americana chart, perpetuating the as a Rock," and "I'll Stop Loving You legacy of Memphis music with rocka- With Style." Yes indeed, this is how billy, southern boogie, and country it's done...Amen. Contact: Will Galley flavors all co- existing. Add the sweet at Pint-castle Records (407) 856 -0245. voice of Jimmy Davis, and you have The album is Boutfxmitis Blues #1 Most Hear it from his side Added i'qeb-tey Debut © f&0-eí Couldn't Wait: fee 9 yç If see KCTI KPFT KULP KYKM WCBN GOING FOR ADS MAY 11 KHGE WKTT WLGN WVLS IN STORES MAY 18 Out-of-the-box: DISH2 KAZU KDMO KFAN From Foster & Lloyd to his solo career, KGLT KHYI KKDY KKYC he's always been an artist who broke new ground. KLOA KNBY KSUT KSYM KTJJ KUT KULR Twangcast Now, Radney Foster takes WDVX WEIU WETS WEVL a new look at the genre he helped create. WJJC WJMQ WLFR WMLB AltLItn . 1999 Msta Records. In a unit of BMG Entertainment World Cafe' WSYC WVHL WVLS 48 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com AMERICANA Fall." Bruton, who grew up working keeps good company by includ- at his parents' record store in Fort ing tunes from James McMurtry Worth, says of that time, "The influ- ences were enormous. I got to listen to everything from Howlin' Wolf to Liberace to Yascha Heifitz and George Jones." Bruton's music is a synthesis of all of these, magnetic and snaky. Contact: Al Moss Promotion (770) 496 -0979. What a gentle sound! Erica Wheeler's delivery is offhanded and easy, squarely rooted in folk. and Bill Morrissey. There is great Three Wishes is laidhack Sunday POV here. Contact: Jim Olsen listening-or for those moments Promotion at Signature Sounds when you yearn for a Sunday. (800) 694 -5354. FRIEDMAN Erica is an excellent songwriter, Wow, that felt great...we're as "Onward From Here," and going to have to do this more "January Wind" illustrate, and she often!!! Gavin Americana 7* Sometimes a Cigar Is just a Cigar "If independent albums were independent films, "Pearls in the Snow" would leave Cannes with honors and a front page story in Variety." Bill Miller The Blue Chip Radio Report INCLUDES 17 NEVER BEFORE RELEASED SONGS BY AN ALL -STAR CAST Willie Nelson Torn Waits Dwight Yoakam Lyle Lovett Delbert McClinton Marty Stuart Lee Roy Parnell Guy Clark Billy Swan Asleep at the Wheel Tompall Glaser The Texas Jewboys The Geezinslaws Chuck E. Weiss Kinky Friedman guests on ¡mus in the Morning with host Don Imus and presents him with the GAVIN Americana Horizon Award. On April 28th Kinky presented Impact Dates Don (mus with the Gavin Americana Odds Ft Ends (As always, subject to change) Horizon Award. Thanks, Don, for May 18 your continuous support of Eric Kauffman, Operations Manager Fred Eaglesmith at KLOA -Ridgecrest, Calif., reports, 50 Odd Dollars alternative country and roots music. We were really pumped around the (Razor and Tie) ranch when we learned that KLOA Lynn Moms actually showed up with some num- You'll Never Be the Sun Thank you Americana Radio bers in the Los Angeles Arbitrons (Rounder) Flying Burrito Brothers (Winter '98). For a station that is 143 for YOUR support. You little Sons of the Golden West miles from L.A., that's not bad!" (Grateful Dead) boogers have great ears! The P.O. Box is gone! Larry Weir Elliott Murphy tells us that they are now using their Beauregard street address, so send stuff to him at (Koch) 4.4), KDHX/FM, 3504 Magnolia, St. Louis, Bill & Audrey MO 63118. Looking Back to See There have been phone troubles for (Reckless) Chet & Doc Watson Phil Leonard at WETS in Johnson Atkins Reflections AND KINKAJOU RECORDS City,Tenn. Make sure you have the (Sugar Hill) right number, which is (423) 439 -6442; Greg Brown Americana Radio Promotion: fax is (423) 439 -6449. He also sug- One Night Leslie Rouffé (617) 469 -9943 gests that you email him at (Red House) KINKAJOU. leonard axtn.net. Just keeping those Casey Neill ph: (615) 321 -0033 DAM IA US. t- lines of communication open! Trio Skree Kinkajou Records SMG Mark Anthony at KDMO -Joplin, Mo. (Appleseed) Nashville, TN has a new number. (417) 358 -4881. May 14, 1999 GAV I N 49 www.americanradiohistory.com NASHVILLE MOST ADDED AMERICANALW TW Re ts. Adds Sins Trend 1 1 KELLY WILLIS - What I Deserve IRykodiscl 79 1 1195 -92 2 2 STEVE EARLE AND THE DEL McCOURY BAND - The Mountain (E- Squar, 80 2 1058 -43 4 3 ROSIE FLORES - Dance Hall Dreams (Rounder) 81 2 1052 +34 3 4 TRIO - Trio II (Asylum) 71 1 977 -101 5 5 MONTE WARDEN - A Stranger To Me Now (Asylum) 65 3 970 +12 6 6 MANDY BARNETT - I've Got A Right To Cry (Sire) 74 3 854 +45 RADNEY FOSTER (27) 7 7 KINKY FRIEDMAN - Pearls In The Snow (Kinkajou) 66 2 733 +40 ALBUMS REVIEWS HAL KETCHUM (27) 9 8 DAVID ALLAN COE - Recommended For Airplay (Lucky Dogl 63 3 723 +72 BILL MONROE BILL MONROE (26) 8 9 CHRIS WEBSTER - Drive (Compass) 54 1 635 -46 Live at Mountain Stage LAURIE LEWIS (25) 13 10 JUNE CARTER CASH - Press On (Risk/Small Hairy Dog) 72 5 617 +68 (Blue Plate) TANYA SAVORY (19) 11 11 JEFF WHITE - The Broken Road (Rounder) 53 2 551 -30 ibis is number 20 in the ongoing series 10 12 THE DEL McCOURY BAND - The Family (Ceili) 55 0 519 -83 of Blue Plate 22 13 THE RANKINS - Uprooted (Rounder) 63 12 512 +126 releases from the 21 14 BACKSLIDERS Southern Lines (Mammoth) 69 12 502 +108 HOT PICKS Mountain Stage 3 +19 15 15 DAMNATIONS Té - Half Mad Mood (Sire) 53 500 radio program. 14 16 CHERYL WHEELER - Sylvia Hotel (Philo) 45 0 500 -39 And what better 12 17 RICKY SKAGGS - Ancient Tones (Skaggs Family Records) 47 0 486 -78 way to celebrate 16 18 RIVER BLUFF CLAN - 2 Quarts Low (Fat Chance( 45 2 486 +22 this milestone 17 19 TERRY ALLEN - Salivation (Sugar Hill) 60 2 456 +3 than with the Father of 18 20 IAN TYSON - Lost Herd (Vanguard) 53 1 450 -2 Bluegrass music, Mr. Bill Monroe? And 35 21 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND - Bang, Bang, Bang (DreamWorks) 41 15 412 +136 what a sweet set it is! Originally record- 28 22 ERICA WHEELER - Three Wishes (Signature Sounds) 52 7 396 +75 ed in 1989, Monroe includes many well 24 23 STEPHEN BRUTON - nothing but the truth (New West) 44 2 377 +1 loved tunes, "Muleskinner Blues," THE RANKINS - 24 SHAVER - Electric Shaver (New West) 53 16 367 N "Uncle Pen," and "Blue Moon of THE BACKSLIDERS Electric Shaver may be the most clever title of the year...and its a grooving aid... Kentucky" among them. A gem from ERICA WHEELER 29 25 DARRELL SCOTT - Funk, Tree (Sugar Hill) 56 9 60 +42 the archives. DAVID ALLAN COE 26 26 POWELL, O'BRIEN, HERRMANN - Songs From The Mountain (Howdy Sloe. 50 0 59 +1 27 - Porches 39 4 35 +56 RADNEY FOSTER JUNE CARTER CASH 34 DALE ANN BRADLEY Old Southern (Pinecastle) 27 28 STACEY EARLE - Simple Gearle ( Gearle Records) 32 1 17 -16 See What You Want to See 19 29 JONI HARMS - Cowgirl Dreams (Warner Western) 25 0 15 -112 (Arista Austin) a 23 30 JIMMY LaFAVE - Trail (Rounder) 36 0 10 -72 After false start on the label end, RADIO SAYS Foster has finally released yet another 31 31 LUCY KAPLANSKY - Ten Year Night (Red House) 36 0 08 +13 album that you can groove to in its 20 32 FLACO JIMENEZ - Said And Done (Barb WireNirgin( 34 0 03 -120 entirety. Where to start? "I've Got a 25 33 SARA EVANS - No Place That Far (RCA) 18 0 99 -60 Picture" is stone-solid songwriting. 40 34 OLD 91'S - Fight Songs (Elektra /EEG( 36 9 89 +64 "Raining on Sunday" is moody and To 12 - 35 TARA NEVINS - Mule Ride (Sugar Hill) 45 88 N earthy. "Folding Money" marries alt and Tara says jamming is, "a oneness where everyone is a piece of the puzzle." ndeed! blues to great effect. The cherry on top 36 STACY DEAN CAMPBELL - Ashes Of Old Love (Paladin) 37 10 86 N is "You Were So Right," which 30 37 REAL THE TOM T. HALL PROJECT - Various Artists (Sire) 30 1 76 -27 absolutely cranks! Whoa, baby -let's 38 TONI PRICE - Low Down and Up (Sire) 33 4 13 N get primal! KELLY WILLIS 35 27 - 39 RADNEY FOSTER - See What You Want To See ¡Arista) 65 N What I Deserve 37 40 CHRIS SMITHER - Drive You Home Again (Hightone) 40 1 58 -4 (Rykodisc) HAL KETCHUM Awaiting Redemption "Kelly is everything wrapped (Curb) into one. She is classic and LAURIE LEWIS (Rounder) THE GOURDS = ''earn) modem at the same time. We The last few years have not been easy ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO THE PINERS IBr ck House' appreciate her efforts, and wish ¡Bloodshot) ones for Hal. He-and we-have been she would core here!" DALE HAWKINS '.'. BILL KIRCHEN awaiting Awaiting Redemption for way - Mike Fagan, WDHC, ZAIN MATTHEWS (Tangible) TOMMY ALVERSON TOK' too long. This is Berkeley Springs, W. Vir. DOC & RICHARD WATSON 'Sugar Hill' BLUE RAGS F70 one for the soul, RONNIE DAWSON (Yep Roc) BIG SMITH (Dry Holler) with great songs like "Days of ARTISTPROFTLE Wonder," "Long Way Down," unmarried and five months her every week, and play "You Love Me," CHIP pregnant. They spent one it on the phone. The spirit and "The Unforgiven." Hal is week together before she that we shared lifted me an exceptional stylist; his vocals caress. TAYLOR returned home to France way up. It was a strange, Stephen Bruton's production enhances CI 12RENT PROTECT: and to Guillaume, the wonderful thing that got this well-conceived and beautifully Seven Days in May baby's father. "The songs me thinking about life in executed album. LA Lila.: started pouring out of me," a totally different way. AMERICANA REPORTS ACCEPTED Train Wreck Chip shares. Although we ended as just M GN GAYS ANO Tu Esoays 6 IN P.M. ICT) A chance meeting in New "'Florence Is the River' is friends, it is a beautiful love GAVIN STATION REPORTING York set the first one I wrote. I'd story." the stage. Taylor PHONE: (61 S) 2 SS-SO 1 O recounts: Florence was write something new for ...And a very special album FAZ: (61 SI 255 -5020 50 GAVIN May 14, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com COUNTRY The Winter Book: Spreading the Good News BY JAMIE MATTESON School shootings was meant to ly and have been playing more that we felt passionate about. We help build awareness of the need new music. I want WGAR to be an looked for songs that would really to protect our children. It generat- energetic station with an upbeat mean something to our listeners ed massive participation from our pulse. There's no such thing as too and we didn't wait -we jumped listeners. We also received a ton of much fun or too much celebrating on them right away!" media attention with television Country music! WGAR was a great and newspaper coverage. The day station, is a great station, and will Eddie Edwards, PD WNOE- While the ratings news varies after the shootings. our morning continue to be a great station." New Orleans, La. market to market. the overview host Skip Mahaffey went on the air (5.6 -6.1 12+, #1 Country, #4 overall) for the Winter Books that have and discussed the impact that Gail Austin, PD, WQIK- been released so far seems to graphically violent video games Jacksonville, Fla. show the up /down percentage of such as Doom, Duke Nuk'em, and (5.7 -7.8, #1 Country, #2 overall) Country stations nearly equal at some heavy metal artists like close to 41% each, with approxi- Marilyn Manson have on our mately 18% of Country stations youth today. The campaign remaining status quo. This week. involved the morning team going "The George Strait Country Music u'e asked several programmers - through the community and col- Festival definitely helped us in the who're glad to he on the positive lecting these games and music last Book. We had a huge promo- side of that percentage-fir from people. On Friday of that "We're celebrating our good rat- tion built around the concert and thoughts on what they believe is week, we crushed all of it with a ings by kneeling down to the started giving away tickets back in behind their recent upswings. steamroller. Parents also made Ratings God: we actually do use a early March. Musically, we didn't pledges to talk with their children doll named Jamaica Jane. We take really change anything, but for - Eric Logan, OM, WQYK- Tampa, Fla. and be better informed about the Book prior and put it in the matically we went hack to "10 -in- (5.6 -6.5 12+, #1 Country, #2 overall) what's going on in the kids' lives. middle of the floor with Jamaica a- Row." We had switched to "50 It's these kinds of things that we Jane just beli>re I download the Minutes of Music," but it became a are committed to do more of." new Arhitron numbers. Its worked minute -match as other stations well for us. For this Book, we did started offering '51 minutes' or '52 Clay Hunnicutt, PD, WGAR- Cleveland a very cool at -work promotion that minutes.' We're always happy to (8.7 -9.6 12 +, #1 Country, #2 overall) gave listeners a chance to win go up, and I think we're headed cash. It was clean and effective. in the right direction to get hack "We didn't really celebrate. The CoV EIAND S COUIyrR, Musically, we remained the same to where we used to he, in the 7 expectation is for WQYK to he the ± w __ but really focused on the music and 8 range." best. Our job is to dominate and %_ w win in the market: that's the job we The Lost Photo! are expected to do and we are paid FM 99.5 well to do it. I do think the George Strait Country Music Festival helped ..We're taking this jump as a good in the last phase of the Book. When sign, but we can't live and die by a tour like that comes through our one book -if you do you'll live market, the awareness for Country hard and die hard. Our 25 -54 num- music is greatly heightened and I bers are way up, 6.4 -8.3, moving think both us and WRBQ (4.2 -4.7) us from seventh to second in the benefited from that. Musically market. I think one of the things we've stayed on course, but our sta- that was missing in the Fall Book tion as a whole is a lot tighter- was the lack of a PD. Leadership is everything from air talent to promo- one key component. Musically for tions. Our promotions people have this Book we made some changes. really stepped up and we've been Our OM Kevin Metheny and doing some promotions unprece- Consultant Jaye Albright were dented for our market. instrumental in cleaning up the "Although it was after the end of music. We did an auditorium test the Winter Book, our recent and found that there were some One last lost memory from CRS -30 (l -r): KRKT's Scott Schuler and Glenn WQYK Anti -Violence Campaign in gold hits that we weren't playing. Noble, Curb's Marita O'Donnell, KCKR's John Basham, KSJB's Bryan response to the Columbine High I've opened the station up musical- Michaels and Curb's David Kersh. t;,n /-i. 1999 GAVIN 51 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN COUNTRY REPORTS ACCEPTED FRIDAYS B A.M.-3 P.M. AND MONDAYS B A.M.-3 P.M. GAVIN STATION REPORTING PH: (61 5) 255-5010 GAVIN FAX: (61 5) 255 -5020 COUNTRYLW TW Weeks Rets Adds SPINS TREND REGION N REGION 1 1 TIM McGRAW - Please Remember Me (Curb) 10 191 0 7289 +213 A second week in the top spot! Look kkr this monster ballad to hang around for awhile. West (40) 2 2 STEVE WARINER - Two Teardrops (Capitol Nashville) 12 196 0 1084 +176 3 3 COLLIN RAYE - Anyone Else (Epic) 17 191 0 6789 -117 MOST AIDED: 4 4 ANDY GRIGGS You Won't Ever Be Lonely (RCA) 20 188 0 6636 +1 1. FAITH HILL (8) I 5 GEORGE STRAIT - Write This Down (MCA) 7 197 0 6533 +588 (8) 10 6 SHANIA TWAIN - Man I Feel Like A Woman (Mercury) 10 185 2 5960 +466 2. DWIGHT YOAKAM 11 7 LILA McCANN - With You (Asylum) 17 195 0 5802 +357 3. ALABAMA (7) MOST ADDED 12 8 MARTINA McBRIDE - Whatever You Say (RCA) 11 195 1 5695 +359 SPINCREASE: 9 9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY - Hillbilly Shoes (Columbia /CRG) 13 188 0 5562 +24 13 10 RANDY TRAVIS - Stranger In My Mirror (DreamWorks) 12 193 0 5390 +214 1. JO DEE MESSINA +125 16 11 DIXIE CHICKS - Tonight The Heartache's On Me (Monument) 6 196 2 5060 +492 2. GEORGE STRAIT +92 14 12 L MORGAN & S. KERSHAW - Maybe Not Tonight (BNA /Mercury' 13 193 0 5039 +163 3. MARTINA MCBRIDE +79 15 13 REBA McENTIRE - One Honest Heart (MCA) 10 191 1 4961 +221 18 14 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - Hello L.O.V.E. (Atlantic) 9 189 0 4801 +460 6 15 TY HERNDON - Hands Of A Working Man (Epic) 20 154 0 4571 -1458 20 16 CLAY WALKER - She's Always Right 13 188 1 4531 +266 (Giant) MOST ADDED: FAITH HILL (61) 21 11 JOE DIFFIE - A Night To Remember (Epic) 11 191 2 4430 +324 1. GEORGE JONES (11) DWIGHT YOAKAM (58) 5 18 ALAN JACKSON - Gone Crazy (Arista) 16 146 0 4171 -2031 24 19 SHEDAISY - Little Goodbyes Street) 13 184 3 3954 +269 2. FAITH HILL (10) GEORGE JONES (38) (lyric 25 20 CHELY WRIGHT - Single White Female (MCA( 9 190 5 3871 +232 3. DWIGHT YOAKAM (10) SHERRIE AUSTIN (37) 22 21 BLACKHAWK - Your Own Little Corner Of My Heart (Arista) 15 151 1 3601 -487 SUSAN ASHTON (36) 29 22 JO DEE MESSINA - Lesson In Leavin' (Curb) 4 183 14 3580 +828 SPINCREASE: Conversions this week include KRYS, WKLB, WDEZ, K1ZN, KCKR, KTPI, WNOE, and WEZL. 1. JO DEE MESSINA +119 26 23 JESSICA ANDREWS - I Will Be There For You (DreamWorksl 16 183 5 3544 +240 2. DIXIE CHICKS +114 MOST SPINCREASE 28 24 LONESTAR Amazed (BNA) 8 170 13 3439 +547 3. LONESTAR +103 27 25 SHANE MINOR - Slave To The Habit (Mercury) 9 179 6 3345 +165 8 26 AARON TIPPIN - I'm Leaving (Lyric Street) 16 119 0 3131 -2410 35 27 ALABAMA - God Must Have Spent A Little More... (RCA) 3 171 30 3116 +893 30 28 DEANA CARTER - Angels Working Overtime (Capitol) 8 164 2 2901 +166 MOST ADDED: 31 29 DIAMOND RIO - I Know How The River Feels (Arista) 8 152 1 2845 +169 1. DWIGHT YOAKAM (25) 19 30 TERRI CLARK - Everytime I Cry (Mercury) 16 103 0 2676 -1649 33 31 MARK CHESNUTT - This Heartache Never Sleeps (MCAT 5 160 10 2673 +349 2. FAITH HILL (21) 32 32 BRAD PAISLEY - Who Needs Pictures (Arista) 12 148 3 2470 +103 3. SHERRIE AUSTIN (18) 37 33 BROOKS & DUNN - South Of Santa Fe (Arista) 3 141 15 2270 +441 JO DEE MESSINA +828 39 34 KENNY ROGERS - The Greatest (Dreamcatcher) 4 131 15 2251 +484 SPINCREASE: GEORGE STRAIT +588 7 +97 36 35 SARA EVANS - Fool, I'm A Woman (RCA) 138 5 2213 1. JO DEE MESSINA +296 LONESTAR +547 38 36 TRISHA YEARWO0D - I'll Still Love You More (MCA) 3 143 16 2212 +406 2. GEORGE STRAIT +223 34 37 THE WILKINSONS - Boy Boy 9 113 1 2118 -203 DIXIE CHICKS +492 Oh (Giant) 3. JOHN M. MONTGOMERY +189 +390 SHANIA TWAIN +466 41 38 KENNY CHESNEY - You Had Me From Hello (BNA) 4 135 20 2056 40 39 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - Almost Home (Columbia /CRG 6 125 6 1858 +140 iliiiiheast (31) 42 40 DOUG STONE - Make Up In love (Atlantic) 5 123 10 1773 +209 49 41 FAITH HILL The Secret of life (Warner Bros.) 2 121 61 1701 +894 MOST ADDED: 43 42 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Give My Heart To You (Mercury) 5 125 11 1685 +127 1. FAITH HILL 44 43 TRAVIS TRITT - Start The Car (Warner Bros.) 6 83 0 1249 -193 (11) 46 44 RICOCHET - Seven Bridges Road (Columbia /CRG 4 88 5 1229 +161 2. GEORGE JONES (6) 45 45 CHALEE TENNISON - Someone Else's Turn To Cry... (Asylum) 6 93 6 1213 +136 3. SUSAN ASHTON (6) 46 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Reprise) 2 92 58 1198 N 50 47 DAVID BALL - Watching My Baby Not Coming Back (Warner Bros 14 72 10 979 +199 SPINCREASE: 5 71 +103 WO.YK- Tampa, Fla_ 47 48 RAMBLER - Dreamin' (Pacific) 10 936 1. JO DEE MESSINA +132 Joey Steele, 7-Midnight 49 PAUL BRANDT - That's The Truth (Reprise) 3 51 5 664 N 2. LONESTAR +131 Top 10 at 10 50 GEORGE JONES - Choices (Asylum) 1 51 38 618 N 3. LILA MCCANN +102 1. DIXIE CHICKS - Tonight The Heartache's On Me (Monument) Reports Adds SPINS Weeks UP. COMING tL 2. TIM MCGRAW - Please Remember Me (Curb) 46 11 565 +184 2 REDMON & VALE - If I Had A Nickel (One Thin Dime) (DreamWorks) 3. KENNY CHESNEY - How Forever Feels (BNA) 45 37 496 +390 1 SHERRIE AUSTIN - Never Been Kissed (Arista) MOST ADDED: 4. GEORGE STRAIT - Write This Down (MCA) 37 7 495 +153 2 MANDY BARNETT - I've Got A Right To Cry (Sire) 1. FAITH HILL 5. SHANIA TWAIN - Man I Feel Like A Woman (11) 459 +393 1 MARTY STUART - Red, Red Wine And Cheatini Songs 39 32 (MCA) 2. DWIGHT YOAKAM (10) 42 36 442 +377 1 ' SUSAN ASHTON - You're Lucky I Love You (Capitol Nashville) 6. ALABAMA God Must Have Spent A Little 3. GEORGE JONES (8) 32 4 408 +53 1 CHRIS LeDOUX - Life Is A Highway On You (RCA) (Capitol) 33 12 370 +139 1 T. GRAHAM BROWN - Never In A Million Tears (Platinum) 7. REBA MCENTIRE - One Honest Heart (MCA) SPINCREASE 8. MARTINA MCBRIDE Whatever You Say (RCA) 1. JO DEE MESSINA +156 email Jamie Matteson at [email protected] 9. KENNY ROGERS - the Greatest (Dreamcatcher) or 2. SHANIA TWAIN +126 10. LONESTAR - Amazed (DNAI gota comment? Jeff House at jeff @mail.gavin.com 3. LONESTAR +123 52 GA\-11 .t:7a1' 74. 7999 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN COUNTRYIREA KUlI T TENN. CITY 103-NASHVILLE, THE GAVIN COUNTRY BREAKOUT CHART REPRESENTS ARTISTS WITH NO MORE CONSULTANT, MUSIC LES ACREE, HILUACREE THAN THREE GAVIN COUNTRY TOP TEN SINGLES. is George Done'," 'Choices' #1 requested song "Far and away our as he did 20 years he sounds as good LW iW Artist/title/Label Weeks Rpts Adds SPINS have called saying that Listeners back on the radio. We it is to hear the Possum 1 1 You great on ANDY GRIGGS - Won't Ever Be Lonely (RCA) 20 188 0 6636 ago and how first day on the air to play this song on our 3 2 LILA McCANN - With You (Asylum) 17 195 0 5802 were the first station It's a great is also getting good phones. Heavy include KCKR 46X KIKF 40X, KKUS 50X, WTNT 47X, KIXB 45X, spins April 1st....Lonest.ir's'Amazed' of Mark Chesnutt's'This are loving the lyrics KLTO 47X, KSUX 40X, KOYN 51X, WICT 62 and WWJO 40X. love song....Listeners A Place in the McGraw's new album 2 3 MONTGOMERY GENTRY - Hillbilly Shoes (Columbia) 13 188 0 5562 Never Sleeps'....Tim Heartache I've heard in my 31 -year most incredible album 4 4 SHEDAISY - Little Goodbyes (Lyric Street) 13 184 3 3954 is probably the be hit sin- Sun album's 14 songs could career.Twelve of the 5 5 CHELY WRIGHT - Single White Female (MCA) 9 190 5 3811 Country radio from the album and since we played a cut an hour 6 6 JESSICA ANDREWS - I Will Be There For You (DreamWorks) 16 183 5 3544 gles. Last Monday and 'Carry for 'Senorita Margarita' we've had a ton of calls very excit- 7 7 SHANE MINOR - Slave To The Habit (Mercury) 9 179 6 3345 then hours it seems....I am to play them every few 8 8 - 12 148 3 We're having she is destined BRAD PAISLEY Who Need Pictures (Arista) 2410 of Sonya Isaacs. I think Lyric Street's release 10 9 SARA EVANS - Fool, I'm A Woman (RCA) 7 138 5 2213 ed about for stardom." 9 10 THE WILKINSONS - Boy Oh Boy (Giant) 9 113 1 2118 11 11 CHALEE TENNISON - Someone Else's Turn To Cry (Asylum) 6 93 6 1213 12 12 RAMBLER - Dreamin' (Pacific) 5 71 10 936 PARTY MARTY, MD, WTHI -TERRE HAUTE, IND. "I heard some of Jason Sellers' new music on the RLG boat at CRS. TIP TIP Wow, what a set of pipes! It's great to see him get ahold of some potential hit songs....), .ica Andrews' album is a smash. My pick hit is LILA MCCANN "Unbreakable Heart' She was on my show recently and played an With You" (Asylum) acoustic version of that song and I've had requests for it for the past This record is on fire! Lila takes a healthy four-point two weeks....The most response we've gotten in just one week is for jump on this week's GAVIN Country chart to x7. the new Mary Chapin Carpenter, 'Almost Home.' I'm glad to have her The move was prompted by some major conver- back on the radio. Her voice is so recognizable. Our listeners like her a sions including WGRL 36-60X, WZBB 26-39, WGTY lot and it's making our phones ring! My top three picks for breakout 23 -35X, WJLS 25 -37, KAGG 23 -43X, WDGG 19 -32X. artists in 1999 are SheDaisy, Montgomery Gentry, and Andy Griygs." KBUL 15 -24X, KZAM 26 -50X and WRKZ 21 -37X. Lila plans to tour this summer with a scheduled a break to attend cheerlead- CHRIS ATKINS, ing camp. Lila finishes her junior year of high school he week of Fan Fair. PD, WNUC -BUFFALO, NEW YORK She'll also sing for her high school's graduating class. Lila can also be seen "Kenny Rogers"'The Greatest' is a monster hit and gets in the upcoming People Magazine's ACM Awards wrap up edition. day. bigger by the This song came out at a perfect time -it's simple and provides an escape from the problems in the world today. My 2 -year old sings this in the yard every night...'Give My Heart to You' by Billy Ray Cyrus PROFILE should be another big hit for him. He's back on the path to the top...Chely Wright's 'Single White Female' has a great groove. It's per- fect for summer and a flat out smash. I want to know one thing Lance Tidwell though -does she really need help finding a date ?...Jo Dee Messina's 'Lesson in Leavin' has our phones on fire. Jo Dee deserves the success she has attained and she does Station /Market: Grew up in: this classic tune justice." Monterey /Salinas, South Georgia and Calif. Central Alabama RANDOIVIRADIO Title: PD First radio job: WRFS- Alexander City, Ala. touching on the local elements that How long? Steps to Take to Defend wife's collection. Who really matter to the community. \Inn I,t t\%o years Title: Board -op for is 2 Short anyway? Remember, not everything that is college football games Your Turf Against What do you like DIDYAKNOW? The DJ local actually matters. most about your job? What stations did you Satellite Digital Radio at my high school is what grow up listening to? BY BRIAN WRIGHT, PRESIDENT, AUDIENCE 4. Start having production meetings This I've prom was Mark Y102 and WLWI- DEVELOPMENT GROUP always wanted to do. I Thompson, half of the with your sales, programming and Montgomery, Ala. can't imagine doing Mark & Brian morning 1. Be willing to reduce your commer- creative departments to make sure anything else. Life just What is you favorite show on L.A. rocker cial load now so you can create the that all of your commercial content is wouldn't be the same. song of all time? KLOS Back then, he perception that you have very few the absolute best.This means every ..tio Time to Cry" by was doing afternoons Least? Feeling abnor- interruptions in today's radio market. spot should cause the listener to see mal about what I do Merle Haggard in Montgomery. My It is better to cut back now, in a con- a mental picture that is informative, with friends not in the prom date was his What is your favorite trolled environment, than to wait to entertaining and interesting. business. People don't song out right now? cousin. have it happen by osmosis. understand what a PD "Gone Crazy" by Alan If I worked for a 5. Do not advertise the sales of satel- is, so now I just say Jackson record label, I would: 2. Be prepared to launch on -air pro- lite digital radio in any form.They will "I'm a DJ," to which I probably screw every- What album in your paganda that stresses that your sta- be prepared to spend a very large always get the thing up. collection are you tion is free to listen to when the time amount of money with you. response, "Cool ". most ashamed of? Motto to live and comes.This will be your biggest sell- 6. Target your marketing and promo- I am ashamed of work by: I Corinthians Born in: ing tool. Baltimore, Md. everything in my I) ) tions to "in the car" listening.This will 3. Be prepared to also launch on -air be our most vulnerable area when by J e f f House propaganda that your station is local, digital satellite radio hits. May 14, 1999 GAVIN 53 www.americanradiohistory.com PARTINGSHOTS COLOR PLEASE! Admit it: wouldn't this pic of Blink 182's (l -r) Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus, and Tom Delonge with Vivid adult film star Janine be much more effective in technicolor wonder? We keep telling you... THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR OK, OK, Tax day has come and gone, but many of us are still feel- ing the sting...so here's a shot of 98PXY- Rochester morning show intern Steve, dressed as Uncle Sam and handing out million dollar lottery tix outside the town's main post office on April 15. Bonus points: listeners that stopped by got to take a swing at "Sam" with a plastic bat and also received passes for 'PXY's June 2 Summer Jam. ture. I also need a night jock with a City is spearheading the "Clear gmaìlBOXSET Hispanic vibe, who can hit the Channel Rebuild Oklahoma clubs and wants to have fun in the Fund," to benefit victims of the Following Tom Poleman's recent Brock Whalley, Director of city that never sleeps." Packages recent killer tornados. Donations elevation to Chancellor Sr. Programming for New Wave to Thomas, 6655 W. Sahara, Suite can be sent to: Dept. 96 -1000, VP /Programming, Z100 -New York Broadcasting- Hawaii. Nakagawa D -208, Las Vegas, NV 89146. EOE. Oklahoma City, OK 73196 -1000. APD /air talent Kid Kelly is upped can be reached @ (8081 545-5489. to OM, and Programming Cox Top 40 WWHT- Syracuse needs In light of the recent tragedy in Coordinator Sharon Dastur is Radio vet Frank Miniaci is named a PD, nights and middays. Packages Littleton, CO, KOKS- Denver is named APD. Kelly also hosts the Director of Programming /Head of to GM Joel Delmonico, WWHT, donating a portion of the proceeds 500 NY 13204 syndicated '80s show Backtrax Development for Santa Monica - Plum St. Syracuse, from its upcoming Summer Jam USA. Dastur has worked with based Broadway Entertainment to Colorado Youth At Risk. The Poleman for the past six years, and its latest offshoot, the Rhythm Crossover KBOS (B951- June 11 show stars Busta including KRBE- Houston Celebrity Edge, a central source Fresno has nights open. OM /PD E. Rhymes, Naughty By Nature, for radio stations to access celebri- Curtis Johnson needs "some- Ginuwine, K -Ci & Jojo, Keith Veteran programmer Jeff Wyatt ty interviews, as well as marketing body who's funny." He also has a Sweat, 112, and Wyclef Jean. is named PD of Chancellor's and promotional support. 20 -hour parttime gig. Packages to "If the show is a sellout, like we Jammin' Oldies outlet (the former B95, 1066 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, expect it to be, the organization WGAY) in Washington, DC. KHFI- Austin MD Jeff Miles trans- CA 93710 EOE. gets $20,000," says PD Cat fers to the PD post at KRUF- Collins. Half of Clear Channel's Rhythmic Shreveport replacing Catfish WSNY (Sunny 951- Columbus Rochester "Kiss 107" simulcast, Kelly, as Clear Channel takes needs a morning producer to PALM V UPDATE: WJHM (102 WMAX -South Bristol, flips to over the station. Kelly can be replace Mike Elliott, who exits. Jamz1- Orlando has moved to 1800 " Jammin' Oldies 107.3" under PD reached @ (3181 219-2410. Packages t3 PD Chuck Knight, Pembrook Drive, Suite 400, Dave LeFrois, who also pro- WSNY, 4401 Carriage Hill Lane, Orlando, Florida 32810. phone: grams sister WVOR (Mix 100.51. PRIMO GIGS: KLUC -Las Vegas Columbus, OH 43220 EOE. 407 -919 -1000; fax: 407- 919 -1329. Kiss 107's format remains on has mornings and nights open, as Music calls will be taken Stevie WKGS (106.71 under PD Erick ten -year vet Bo Jaxon exits the BENEFIT STUFF: KJ103- Oklahoma DeMann @ 407- 919 -1022. Anderson. morning team and Danny Cruise GAVIN IS ONLINE! bails from nights. PD Cat Thomas www.gavin.com Kathy Nakagawa, PD of Top 40 needs "a morning show quarter- We want to know what you think about what you see on KOMO- Honolulu has exited. Her back with a female -friendly atti- our pages. E -mail us at editorial @mail.gavin.com position is being filled for now by tude who's tapped into pop cul- 54 GAVIN May 14. 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com on't Let Gavin do it for less than it would cost you to do it yourself. ALL FORMATS Your ALL REPORTERS ALL TRADES Ci Call Lou Galliani (805) 542 -99.99 J www.americanradiohistory.com THE FIRST HIT SINGLE FROM THE MOST ROMANTIC SOUNDTRACK OF THE SUMMER #1 in 18 countries! Over 5 million singles sold! A global phenomenon! boyz o ne no matter what Performance of "No Matter What" on The Rosie O'Donnell Show - May 26 A hit in the following countries U K: #1 ! Record Of The Year (ahead of Celine, Cher, BacKstreet Boys, Spice Girls, etc) Biggest phone poll in history. Over 1 million votes in 45 minutes, over 30% total for Boyzone. 1.5 million copies sold! In its first week, No Matter What" sold 293K, the highest total for any single in any week in all of 1998. Germany: #1 ! 1,000,000 sold! Holland: #1 for six weeks! Over 500,000 sold! 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